Question

A+ bakery uses vanilla extract in the baking of their cookies. a small bottle of vanilla extract has 16 ounces in it. if each batch of cookies baked requires 2/3 of an ounce of vanilla how many times can the bakery use the bottle before it is empty?

Answer 1

16 / (2/3) =
16 * 3/2 =
48/2 =
24....he can use it 24 times

Answer 2

24 times

Explanation:

Given : A small bottle of vanilla extract has 16 ounces in it.

To Find : if each batch of cookies baked requires 2/3 of an ounce of vanilla how many times can the bakery use the bottle before it is empty?

Solution :

No. of batch of cookies requires 2/3 ounce of vanilla = 1

No, of batch of cookies requires 1 ounce of vanilla =
`(1)/((2)/(3))={(3)/(2)}`

No. of batches require 16 ounces of vanilla =
`(3)/(2) * 16`

= 24

Thus, bakery can use 24 times the bottle before it is empty.