Question
Hannah buys a 3-pound bag of chocolate chips to make cookies. Each batch of cookies uses 4 ounces of chocolate chips. If Hannah uses the whole bag, how many batches of cookies can she make?
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To find out how many batches of cookies Hannah can make using a 3-pound bag of chocolate chips, we first need to convert the weight of the chocolate chips from pounds to ounces because each batch requires 4 ounces.
1. **Convert pounds to ounces**:
- There are 16 ounces in a pound. Therefore, in 3 pounds:
\[
3 \text{ pounds} \times 16 \text{ ounces/pound} = 48 \text{ ounces}
\]
2. **Calculate the number of batches**:
- Each batch uses 4 ounces of chocolate chips. To determine the number of batches, we divide the total ounces by the ounces per batch:
\[
\text{Number of batches} = \frac{48 \text{ ounces}}{4 \text{ ounces/batch}} = 12 \text{ batches}
\]
Thus, Hannah can make **12 batches** of cookies using the whole 3-pound bag of chocolate chips.
1. **Convert pounds to ounces**:
- There are 16 ounces in a pound. Therefore, in 3 pounds:
\[
3 \text{ pounds} \times 16 \text{ ounces/pound} = 48 \text{ ounces}
\]
2. **Calculate the number of batches**:
- Each batch uses 4 ounces of chocolate chips. To determine the number of batches, we divide the total ounces by the ounces per batch:
\[
\text{Number of batches} = \frac{48 \text{ ounces}}{4 \text{ ounces/batch}} = 12 \text{ batches}
\]
Thus, Hannah can make **12 batches** of cookies using the whole 3-pound bag of chocolate chips.