Question

Harry's mother makes cakes for a local restaurant.She buys flour and sugar in large amounts.She has 157.86 pound of flour and 82.69 pound of sugar. If she uses 15 pounds of flour and 8 pounds of sugar each day, for about how many days will the flour last?

Answer 1

Answer:

The flour will last for about 11 days.

Step-by-step explanation:

Suppose, the flour will last for  $x$ days.

She uses 15 pounds of flour each day. So, the total amount of flour used in $x$ days $= 15x$ pounds.

Given that, she has 157.86 pound of flour. So, the equation will be......

$15x= 157.86\\ \\ x= \frac{157.86}{15}=10.524 \approx 11$

Thus, the flour will last for about 11 days.