A bakery orders 6 1/2 pounds of gluten-free flour. Each gluten-free cake uses 3/4 pound of the special flour. How many full cakes can the bakery make from this order? Your answer should be a whole number.(1 point)

Answer 1

To find out how many full cakes the bakery can make, we need to divide the total amount of gluten-free flour ordered by the amount used per cake.

6 1/2 ÷ 3/4 = (13/2) ÷ (3/4)

To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:

(13/2) * (4/3) = 52/6

The fraction 52/6 can be simplified:

52/6 = 26/3

Since we want a whole number, we divide the numerator (26) by the denominator (3):

26 ÷ 3 = 8 remainder 2

Therefore, the bakery can make 8 full cakes from this order. Answer: \boxed{8}.