Question

The concept of determining which reactant is limiting and which is in excess is akin to determining the number of sandwiches that can be made from a set number of ingredients. assuming that a cheese sandwich consists of 2 slices of bread and 3 slices of cheese, determine the number of whole cheese sandwiches that can be prepared from 44 slices of bread and 57 slices of cheese.

Answer 1

Given that a cheese sandwich consists of 2 slices of bread and 3 slices of cheese.

The number of whole cheese sandwiches that can be prepared from 44 slices of bread  is given by 44 / 2 = 22

The number of whole cheese sandwiches that can be prepared from 57 slices of cheese is 57 / 3 = 19.

Therefore, the number of whole cheese sandwiches that can be prepared from 44 slices of bread and 57 slices of cheese is 19.

Answer 2

19 sandwiches with cheese as the limiting ingredient. 22 sandwiches contain 44 slices of bread. 19 sandwiches contain 37 slices of cheese. The limiting ingredient is cheese.