Answer:
She sells 4 loaves of key lime bread
Step-by-step explanation:
Extracting the key information from the question:
*** A baker uses 13 1/2 cups of flour to make key lime bread
*** She uses 2 1/4 cups to make each loaf.
*** She sells 2/3 of the loaves of bread that she makes.
Now, since she uses 2 1/4 to make each loaf, we will convert this into improper fraction.
2 1/4 = [(4×2)+1]/4 = 9/4
She uses a total of 13 1/2 cups of flour to make all loaves.
To find the number of loaves she makes, we will divide the overall quantity of flour used by the quantity used to make a loaf
13 1/2 ÷ 2 1/4
Since 13 1/2 and 2 1/4 are the same as 27/2 and 9/4 respectively (mixed to improper fractions), we will then divide 27/2 by 9/4
= 27/2 × 4/9 = 6 loaves (total bread she makes).
Again, we learnt she sells 2/3 of the total loaves she makes.
Since total = 6, then 2/3 of 6 is:
2/3 × 6 = 4 loaves .
Therefore, the baker sells 4 loaves of key lime bread.
