Question

Jean can bake 42 loaves of bread every 4 hours. At this rate, how many loaves of bread can he bake in one

week (7 days) if he works 8 hour days?


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Answer 1

588 loaves

Explanation:

First determine how many hours in the 7 days that he works

7 days * 8 hours = 56 hours

Using a ratio

42 loaves x loaves

-------------- = ----------------

4 hours 56 hours

Using cross products

42* 56 = 4x

Divide by 4

42 *56/4 = x

588 loaves