SOLUTION: Solve each equation Alice is making casserole snacks. Each snack will be 2 inches by 4 inches. How many snacks will she have if she bakes 4 batches, each in 12-inch by 16-inch b

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Question 142901: Solve each equation
Alice is making casserole snacks. Each snack will be 2 inches by 4 inches. How many snacks will she have if she bakes 4 batches, each in 12-inch by 16-inch baking pan?





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Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Using just area, we can see that each snack is 8 square inches. Each pan is 12*16 = 196 square inches. So each pan yields 24 snacks. There are 4 batches, so she will make 24*4 snacks.
The only othr considertion is to ensure that the dimensions of the snacks fit 'well' into the dimensions of the pan. Think of each snack as a little rectangle. Then note that 4 snacks can be put side by side to create a 'row' of snacks that fit into 1/6 of the the pan. So we could look at the solution that way.
4 snacks across, times 6 rows of snacks. Again, 24 snacks per pan.
Got it?