QuestionHow many pounds of cake can be made with 40 eggs if 3 eggs are needed per pound? Round to the nearest pound.
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The ratio of eggs to pounds of cake is31. There are40 eggs available3. The amount of cake that can be made is rounded to the nearest pound
STEP 2
First, we need to set up a proportion to solve for the unknown amount of cake. The proportion is based on the ratio of eggs to pounds of cake.
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given values for the eggs and solve for the unknown pounds of cake.
STEP 4
To solve for x, we can cross multiply.
STEP 5
Now, divide both sides by3 to solve for x.
STEP 6
Calculate the value of x.
STEP 7
Since we need to round to the nearest pound, we round13.33 to13.
The solution is13 pounds of cake can be made with40 eggs.
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