Question

Xiaoming is making cookies. Each batch of cookies uses3 eggs. If Xiaoming has 20 eggs, and assuming he has enough of the other ingredients to make the cookies what is the greatest number of batches that he can make ?

Answer 1

Answer:

6

Step-by-step explanation:

3(1)=3       3(2)=6          3(3)=9      3(4)=12     3(5)=15

3(6)=18     3(7)=21         3(8)=24

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3(6)=18 is closest to 20

so the greatest number of batches Xiaoming can make is 6.