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.
A) 48
B) 64
C) 67
D) 70

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

You can solve this problem by setting up a ratio. 5 pounds of flour makes 120 muffins, so the ratio of pounds of flour to muffins is 5:120=1:24. This means that you can make 24 muffins with 1 pound of flour. Multiplying both of these by 2, you get 24*2=48 muffins with two pounds of flour, or answer choice A. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer: A.48

Explanation:
5 pounds for 120 muffins
How much for 1 pound?
120/5=24
1 pound for 24 muffins
How much for 2 pounds?
24*2=48