Question

Nicole has 2/3 of the butter needed to make a cake. The same amount of butter is needed to make 1 cake as it does to make 14 mini cakes. What is the largest number of mini cakes Nicole can make with the butter she has?

Answer 1

The largest number of mini cakes Nicole can make with the butter she has is 9.

Explanation:

Given that Nicole has 2/3 of the butter needed to make a cake, and the same amount of butter is needed to make 1 cake as it does to make 14 mini cakes, to determine what is the largest number of mini cakes Nicole can make with the butter she has, the following calculation must be performed:

2/3 = 0.666

1 = 14

0.666 = X

0.666 x 14/1 = X

9.333 = X

Therefore, the largest number of mini cakes Nicole can make with the butter she has is 9.