Question

a chef uses 5 pounds of flour to bake 120 blueberry muffins. use estimation to determine the most reasonable number of muffins the chef can make with 2 pounds of flour>

Answer 1

The chef can make 48 muffins with 2 pounds of flour.

Explanation:

Use ratio and proportion

Let x be the number of muffins the chef can make with 2 pounds of flour

`(x)/(2) = (120)/(5) \\x = (2(120))/(5) \\x = (240)/(5) \\x = 48`