Question

Jonah has a recipe that uses 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar and 2 1/3 cups of flour to make 24 muffins. He has a total of 7 cups of flour. Jonah wants to use all of his flour to make as many muffins as possible using this recipe. Exactly how many cups of brown sugar will Jonah use if he uses all 7 cups of flour?

Answer 1

4 and a half was my answer

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

7 / 2 1/3 = 7/1 / 7/3 = 7/1 * 3/7 = 21/7 = 3 ( enough flour for 3 batches of muffins)

1 1/2 * 3 = 4 1/2 cups of brown sugar needed