Question
Sarah is making shortbread biscuits.
She has:
600g of butter
300g of caster sugar
1kg of plain Klour
500g of cornKlour
She has found this list of ingredients for making 8 shortbread biscuits
Sarah wants to make as many shortbread biscuits as possible.
Work out how many shortbread biscuits Sarah can make.
She has:
600g of butter
300g of caster sugar
1kg of plain Klour
500g of cornKlour
She has found this list of ingredients for making 8 shortbread biscuits
Sarah wants to make as many shortbread biscuits as possible.
Work out how many shortbread biscuits Sarah can make.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine how many shortbread biscuits Sarah can make, we first need to see how much of each ingredient is required for one biscuit. However, since the recipe for the 8 biscuits isn't provided, I will assume a standard recipe for shortbread biscuits.
Typically, a basic shortbread recipe might use the following proportions for 8 biscuits:
- Butter: 200g
- Caster sugar: 100g
- Plain flour: 300g (combining with cornflour would be clear, but let's assume a total)
- Cornflour (if necessary): the recipe could use around 75g to make up the remaining weight.
Assuming this general recipe, we can break down the total quantities Sarah has and see how many times she can use the basic proportions needed for 8 biscuits.
Total ingredients:
- Butter: 600g
- Caster sugar: 300g
- Plain flour: 1000g (1kg)
- Cornflour: 500g
Now using these quantities:
1. For **butter** (golden ratio per 8 biscuits: 200g)
- Max batches = 600g / 200g = 3 batches
2. For **caster sugar** (per 8 biscuits: 100g)
- Max batches = 300g / 100g = 3 batches
3. For **plain flour** (per 8 biscuits: 300g)
- Max batches = 1000g / 300g = 3.33 batches (round down to 3)
4. For **cornflour** (per 8 biscuits: 75g)
- Max batches = 500g / 75g = 6.67 batches (round down to 6)
Now, the limiting ingredient is butter, sugar, and plain flour which allows for **3 batches** for 8 biscuits.
Thus, to find the total number of biscuits, the number of biscuits per batch (8) multiplied by the number of batches (3):
Total biscuits = 8 biscuits per batch × 3 batches = 24 biscuits.
Therefore, Sarah can make **24 shortbread biscuits**.
Typically, a basic shortbread recipe might use the following proportions for 8 biscuits:
- Butter: 200g
- Caster sugar: 100g
- Plain flour: 300g (combining with cornflour would be clear, but let's assume a total)
- Cornflour (if necessary): the recipe could use around 75g to make up the remaining weight.
Assuming this general recipe, we can break down the total quantities Sarah has and see how many times she can use the basic proportions needed for 8 biscuits.
Total ingredients:
- Butter: 600g
- Caster sugar: 300g
- Plain flour: 1000g (1kg)
- Cornflour: 500g
Now using these quantities:
1. For **butter** (golden ratio per 8 biscuits: 200g)
- Max batches = 600g / 200g = 3 batches
2. For **caster sugar** (per 8 biscuits: 100g)
- Max batches = 300g / 100g = 3 batches
3. For **plain flour** (per 8 biscuits: 300g)
- Max batches = 1000g / 300g = 3.33 batches (round down to 3)
4. For **cornflour** (per 8 biscuits: 75g)
- Max batches = 500g / 75g = 6.67 batches (round down to 6)
Now, the limiting ingredient is butter, sugar, and plain flour which allows for **3 batches** for 8 biscuits.
Thus, to find the total number of biscuits, the number of biscuits per batch (8) multiplied by the number of batches (3):
Total biscuits = 8 biscuits per batch × 3 batches = 24 biscuits.
Therefore, Sarah can make **24 shortbread biscuits**.