Question

alA baker bought 4 gallons of icing to decorate cakes. He uses 4 1/2 cups of icing for completely Frost and decorate each cake. what is the maximum number of cakes he can completely decorate ​

Answer 1

Answer: 14 cakes

Step-by-step explanation:

We have the following data:

Number of gallons the baker has: $4 gallons \frac{16 cups}{1 gallon}=64 cups$

Number of cups the baker used for one cake: $4,5 cups$

Now, we can use the Rule of three  to find the maximum number of cakes the baker can completely decorate:

$4.5 cups$-----​$1 cake$

$64 cups$-----​$?$

Then:

​$?=\frac{(64 cups)(1 cake)}{4.5 cups}$

​$?=14,2 cakes \approx 14 cakes$