Respuesta :
36. He had a total of 40 lb of flour, and used 16 for bread, leaving him with 24 lb. 24 divided by 2/3 is 36.
Answer:
He make 36 batches of muffins.
Step-by-step explanation:
Consider the provided information.
It is given that he used 2/5 of the flour for bread, and he used 16lbs for bread.
Let total amount of flour is x lbs, now convert above statement into mathematical form.
[tex]\frac{2}{5}x=16[/tex]
[tex]\frac{2x}{5}=16[/tex]
[tex]x=\frac{5\times 16}{2}=\frac{80}{2}[/tex]
[tex]x=40[/tex]
Therefore, he bought 40 lbs of flour.
He used 16 lb out of 40.
So for muffins he left with 40-16=24 lbs of flour.
It is given that he used 2/3 lb. For each batch of muffins.
Divide 24 with 2/3 lb.
[tex]\frac{24}{\frac{2}{3}}=\frac{24\times 3}{2}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{72}{2}=36[/tex]
Hence, he make 36 batches of muffins.
