Question

MAAP REVIEW TEST 1 ATTEMPT Section 1 21 of 6821 of 68 Items 53:53 / 02:20:00 Item 21 Mrs. Peele has 1114 pounds of cookie dough. A batch of cookies requires 212 pounds of cookie dough. How many batches of cookies can Mrs. Peele make? 334 batches 3 and 3 fourths, [if gte msEquation 12]>34 412 batches 4 and 1 half, [if gte msEquation 12]>12 834 batches 8 and 3 fourths, [if gte msEquation 12]>34 2818 batches 28 and 1 eighth, [if gte msEquation 12]>18

Answer 1

Answer:

4 1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

Mrs. Peele has 11 1/4 pounds of cookie dough. A batch of cookies requires 2 1/2 pounds of cookie dough. How many batches of cookies can Mrs. Peele make?

Number of batches = total pounds of Dough Mrs Peele has / total dough required to make one batch

11 1/4 ÷ 2 1/2

convert the mixed fractions to improper fraction

to convert to improper fraction, take the following steps :  

1. Multiply the whole number  by the denominator

2. Add the numerator to the answer gotten in the previous step

3. divide the number gotten in the previous step by the denominator  

45/ 4  ÷ 5/2

45 / 4 x 2/5 = 9/2 = 4 1/2