Question

for Anthony's birthday his mother is making cupcakes for his 12 friends at daycare the recipe calls for three and one third cup of flour this recipe makes two and a half dozen cupcakes Anthony's mother only has one cup of flour is there enough flour for each of his friends to get a cupcake explain your answer and show your work

Answer 1

Anthony's mother needs 1 and two-thirds cups of flour to make 12 cupcakes. She only has one cup, which is not enough. Therefore, there won't be enough cupcakes for each friend.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question requires us to determine if Anthony's mother has enough flour to make cupcakes for his 12 friends at daycare. The recipe calls for 3 and one third cups of flour to make two and a half dozen cupcakes. Since there are 12 friends, Anthony's mother needs to make at least 12 cupcakes. A dozen cupcakes would only require half the amount of flour the recipe calls for since a dozen is 12 and the recipe makes 30 (two and a half dozen). Therefore, Anthony's mother needs 1 and two-thirds cups of flour for a dozen cupcakes. However, she only has one cup of flour, which is not enough to make 12 cupcakes. This means each friend cannot have a cupcake because there isn't sufficient flour to make the required amount.

Answer 2

you subtract in this number sentence