Question

A cookie factory uses 7/10 of a barrel of oatmeal in each batch of cookies. The factory used 4 9/10 barrels of oatmeal yesterday. How many batches of cookies did the factory make?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

Answer: 7 BATCHES

Step-by-step explanation: to produce one batch it takes 7/10 of oatmeal

Now the factory uses 4 9/10 batch of oatmeal

1=7/10 OATMEAL

X=4 9/10 OATMEAL

X=(7/10*1)/4 9/10

=4 9/10*10/7

=490/70

=7