Question

A pastry chef creates a dessert with two layers. The first layer is of an inch thick, and the second layer is of an inch thick. How thick is the dessert?

Which statements are true about this problem? Check all that apply
A. 5 is closer to 1 than 16
B. The solution can be found by adding the fractions.
C. A common denominator could be 12.
D. The solution is greater than 1 inch.
E. The total thickness of the dessert is less than 1inch

Answer 1

The thickness of the dessert is 2 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the thickness of the dessert, you need to add the thickness of the first layer (1 inch) and the thickness of the second layer (1 inch). Adding these two fractions gives you a total thickness of 2 inches for the dessert. Therefore, statement D is true as the solution is greater than 1 inch.

The other statements are false. Statement A is false because 5 is not closer to 1 than 16. Statement B is false because the solution cannot be found by adding the fractions. Statement C is false because a common denominator of 12 is not needed to find the total thickness. Statement E is false because the total thickness of the dessert is 2 inches, which is greater than 1 inch.