Question

A chef uses 3 3/4 pounds of semolina flour and 1 5/8 pounds whole wheat flour for each batch of pasta she makes. One week she uses a total of 86 pounds of flour.
Write an equation to solve for b, the number of batches of pasta the chef makes during the week.
How many batches of pasta does she make? Show your work.

Answer 1

One batch = 3 3/4 + 1 5/8
one batch = 3 6/8 + 1 5/8
one batch = 4 11/8
one batch = 5 3/8 pound of flour

One week = 86 pound 
86 ÷  5 3/8  = 86 ÷   43/8
86 ÷  5 3/8  = 86 x   8/43
86 ÷  5 3/8  =16

She makes 16 batches of pasta