Problema Solution
a cake recipe calls for 2 5/6 cups of sugar. a caterer has 15 1/2 cups of sugar on hand. how many cakes can he make?
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let x = the number of cakes that the caterer can make with 15 1/2 cups of sugar
2 5/6 : 1 = 15 1/2 : x
17/6 : 1 = 31/2 : x
by solving we find:
x = 93/17
x = 5 8/17 cake
x = 5.47 cakes
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with 15 1/2 cups of sugar he can make 5 8/17 cakes.