Question

Anthony's birthday, his mother is making cupcakes for his 12 friends at his daycare. The recipe calls for 3 1/3 cups of flour. This recipe makes 2 1/2 dozen cupcakes. Anthony's mother has only 1 cup of flour. Is there enough flour for each of his friends to get a cupcake? K

Answer 1

Yes because he has 12 friends and the recipe makes 2 1\2 dozen cupcakes.

Answer 2

3 1/3 c of flour to make 30 cupcakes.
She only has 1 c of flour

(3 1/3)/30 = 1/x
3 1/3 x = 30
10/3 x= 30
x = 9 cupcakes
The recipe will only produce 9 cupcakes which won't be enough for his 12 friends