Question

Dianna made several loaves of bread yesterday. Each loaf required 2 and two-thirds cups of flour. All together, she used 13 and one-third cups of flour. How many loaves did Dianna make?

Answer 1

5 loaves

Explanation:

13 1/3 divided by 2 2/3 is 5 so the answer is 5 loaves.

Answer 2

Rewrite the fractions as improper fractions then divide the total amount used by the amount per loaf:

13 1/3 = 40/3

2 2/3 = 8/3

40/3 / 8/3

When dividing by a fraction flip the fraction over and multiply

40/3 x 3/8 = (40 x3) /( 3 x 8) = 120/24 = 5

She made 5 loaves of bread.