Question

B cups of dough divided into 3 equal parts. Each clump doubles in size. Now each clump is made of 4 cups of dough. How many cups of dough did kitty start with

Answer 1

6 cups

Explanation:

Given that B cups of dough divided into 3 equal parts.

So each part will have

`(B)/(3)` cups

Since it is given to double we can expect after doubling available cups in each part wouldbe

`(2B)/(3)`

This is given to equal 4

Equate and solve for B

`(2B)/(3)=4\\2B =4*3\\B=6`

Hence Kitty started with 6 cups of dough