Question

A bakery uses 10 3/5 ounces of icing for every 1/4 of a cake. What is the unit rate in ounces of icing per cake?

Answer 1

Answer:

$42\frac{2}{5}}\frac{ounces}{cake}$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

To calculate the unit rate divide the total ounces by 1/4 of a cake

but first convert mixed number to an improper fraction

$10\frac{3}{5}\ ounces=\frac{10*5+3}{5}=\frac{53}{5}\ ounces$

$\frac{(53/5)}{(1/4)}=\frac{53*4}{5}=\frac{212}{5}\frac{ounces}{cake}$

Convert to mixed number

$\frac{212}{5}\frac{ounces}{cake}=\frac{210}{5}+\frac{2}{5}=42\frac{2}{5}}\frac{ounces}{cake}$