Question

Lila decided to make more baked goods for the bake sale she used 1/8 lb less flour to make the bread then to make the cookies. She used 1/4 pound more flour to make cookies than to make brownies. If she used a half pound of flour to make bread how much flour did she use to make brownies

Answer 1

Answer:

The total $\frac{3}{8}$ lb flour is used to make brownies.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x lb flour is used to make brownies.

She used 1/4 pound more flour to make cookies than to make brownies. So, the total flour is used to make cookies is

$x+\frac{1}{4}$

she used 1/8 lb less flour to make the bread then to make the cookies. So, the total flour is used to make bread is

$x+\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{8}$

It is given that she used a half pound of flour to make bread.

$x+\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{8}=\frac{1}{2}$

$x+\frac{2-1}{8}=\frac{1}{2}$

$\frac{8x+1}{8}=\frac{1}{2}$

$8x+1=4$

$8x=3$

$x=\frac{3}{8}$

Therefore total $\frac{3}{8}$ lb flour is used to make brownies.