SOLUTION: A PARTICULAR CAKE RECIPE SERVES 3 PEOPLE AND CALLS FOR 1.25 CUPS OF FLOUR AND 2 CUPS OF SUGAR.ANDRE SEARCHES HIS CUPBOARDS AND FINDS 3.25 CUPS OF FLOUR AND 8.75 CUPS OF SUGAR. IF H

Question 167538: A PARTICULAR CAKE RECIPE SERVES 3 PEOPLE AND CALLS FOR 1.25 CUPS OF FLOUR AND 2 CUPS OF SUGAR.ANDRE SEARCHES HIS CUPBOARDS AND FINDS 3.25 CUPS OF FLOUR AND 8.75 CUPS OF SUGAR. IF HE USES THE RECIPE TO BAKE THE LRGEST CAKE POSSIBLE WITH THESE INGREDIENTS, HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL IT SERVE?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this question is rather ambiguous. does it have to be even servings?? or can it be partial?? Does the number of people have to be a whole number?? if it has to be even because 3.25/1.25=2.8 then we have to round down to 2 and 2 servings means 6 people served. On the other hand we can use all the ingrediants then we can make 2.8 servings and 2.8*3 = 8.4 people....we will have alot of unused sugar because the low amount of flour limits us. If one had more flour the sugar has the capabilities of making 4.375 servings.
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