Question

Ada needs to make 140 egg tarts for the wedding. How many eggs should she buy from the store? Remember, her recipe makes 40 egg tarts by using 110 eggs.

Answer 1

Ada should buy 385 eggs from the store.

Explanation:

Given that you know that Ada can make 40 egg tarts using 110 eggs, you can use a rule of three to find the amount eggs to make 140 egg tarts:

40 egg tarts → 110 eggs

140 egg tarts → x

x=(140*110)/40=385 eggs

According to this, the answer is that Ada should buy 385 eggs from the store.