Question

Harriet is making loaves of bread for her grandmothers bakery. she has 12 1/2 cups of flour. the recipe calls for 5 1/2 cups of flour to make 3 loaves of bread. which equation can be used to find L, the total number of loaves of bread harriet can make

A 12 1/2 x 5 1/2 = L/3
B 12 1/2 divided by 5 1/2 = L/3
C 12 1/2 + L/3 = 5 1/2
D 12 1/2 - L/3 = 5 1/2

Answer 1

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Answer:

B 12 1/2 divided by 5 1/2 = L/3

Explanation:

The proportion ...

(recipe flour)/(recipe loaves) = (available flour)/(available loaves)

can be rearranged to ...

(available flour)/(recipe flour) = (available loaves)/(recipe loaves)

(12 1/2) / (5 1/2) = L / 3 . . . . . . matches choice B