Question

The grocery store has bulk pecans on sale, which is great since you’re planning on making 10 pecan pies for a wedding. How many pounds of pecans should you buy? Your recipe calls for 1 1/4 Cups pecans per pie.

Answer 1

That is wrong because you can’t convert cups into pounds

Answer 2

you should buy 6.25 pounds of pecans to make 10 pecan pies.

To find out how many pounds of pecans you need to buy for making 10 pecan pies, with each pie requiring 1 1/4 cups of pecans, follow these steps:

1. Calculate the Total Cups Needed: Multiply the number of cups needed per pie by the total number of pies.

`\[ 1 (1)/(4) \text{ cups/pie} * 10 \text{ pies} = 12 (1)/(2) \text{ cups} \]`

2. Convert Cups to Pounds: If there are about 2 cups in a pound of pecans, divide the total number of cups by the number of cups per pound to get the total pounds needed.

`\[ 12 (1)/(2) \text{ cups} / 2 \text{ cups/pound} = 6 (1)/(4) \text{ pounds} \]`