Question

The local bakery uses 1.75 cups of flour in each batch of cookies. The baker used 5.25 cups of flour this morning.a.how many batches of cookies did the baker make. b. If there are 5 dozen cookies in each batch how many cookies did the baker make

Answer 1

A. 5.25÷1.75 = 3 batches
B. 5 dozen = 5x12 = 60 per batch
60x3 = 180 cookies in total.

Answer 2

The baker made 3 batches of cookies using 5.25 cups of flour and the bakes made 180 cookies.

Explanation:

No. of batches of cookies uses 1.75 cups = 1

No. of batches of cookies uses 1 cup of flour =
`(1)/(1.75)`

No. of batches of cookies uses 5.25 cup of flour =
`(1)/(1.75) * 5.25`

=
`3`

So, the baker made 3 batches of cookies using 5.25 cups of flour

Now we are given that 1 batch contains 5 dozen cookies.

1 dozen = 12 cookies

So, 5 dozen = 12*5 = 60 cookies

So, 1 batch contains 60 cookies

So, 3 batches contains amount of cookies =
`60 * 3 = 180`

Hence the baker made 3 batches of cookies using 5.25 cups of flour and the bakes made 180 cookies.