Paul is making loaves of raisin bread to sell at a fundraising event. The recipe calls for 1/3 cup of raisins for each loaf, and Paul has 3 1/4 cups of raisins

Question

a) How many loaves can Paul make?
b) How many cups of raisins will he have left over?

Answer 1

a) To find out how many loaves Paul can make, we need to divide the total amount of raisins he has by the amount of raisins needed for each loaf.

First, let's convert 3 1/4 cups to an improper fraction:

3 1/4 = 4/4 + 1/4 = 5/4

Now we can divide the total amount of raisins by the amount needed for each loaf:

(5/4) ÷ (1/3) = (5/4) × (3/1) = 15/4 = 3 3/4

Therefore, Paul can make 3 3/4 loaves of raisin bread.

b) To find out how many cups of raisins Paul will have left over, we need to subtract the total amount of raisins needed for the loaves from the total amount of raisins he has.

The total amount of raisins needed for the loaves is (1/3) * (3 3/4) = 15/12 = 5/4 cups.

Now we can subtract:

(5/4) - (5/4) = 0

Therefore, Paul will have 0 cups of raisins left over.