Question

What is the theoretical yield of waffles if you have 6 cups of flour, 9 eggs and 2 tbs of oil?

Given: 2 cups flour + 3 eggs + 1 tbs oil 4 waffles

Answer 1

8 waffles

Step-by-step explanation:

First, find the limiting reagent. Divide the amount you have by the amount that is needed. The smallest number is the limiting reagent. For this problem, the limiting reagent is oil.

6 cups of flour/2 cups of flour = 3

9 eggs/3 eggs = 3 2 tbsp of oil/1 tbsp of oil = 2

This means that we can double the recipe since we have enough of each ingredient to make two batches. Multiply the entire equation by 2. This should give you 4 cups of flour + 6 eggs + 2 tbsp of oil ==> 8 waffles.

You should theoretically get 8 waffles.