Question

1. Diane's Sweet Treats can make 24 cupcakes using 16 ounces of whipped

icing. How much icing is used on each cupcake?
a. 1/6 ounce of icing per cupcake.
b. 2/3 ounce of icing per cupcake.
c. 1/2 ounce of icing per cupcake.
d. 3/4 ounce of icing per cupcake.

Answer 1

b. 2/3 ounce of icing per cupcake.

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Number of cupcakes = 24 cupcakes

Ounces of whipped icing = 16 ounces

Unknown:

How much icing was used in each cupcake = ?

Solution:

To find the number icing used per cupcake;

=
`(number of ounces of whipped icing)/(Number of cupckakes)`

Input the parameters;

=
`(16 ounce of icing )/(24 cupcake)`

=
`(2)/(3)` ounce of icing per cupcake