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by klaud » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:10 am
A recipe requires 2 1/2 cups of flour, 2 cups 3/4 of sugar, and 1 1/3 cups of milk to make one cake. victor has 15 cups of flour, 16 cups of sugar, and 8 cups of milk. What is the greatest number of cakes Victor can make using the recipe?

A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
E) 9
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by Jim@StratusPrep » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:19 am
Look for your constraints here:

Flour: 15 cups / 2.5 cups = 6 possible cakes
Sugar: 16 cups / 2.75 = 5.8 possible cakes (round down to 5)
Milk: 8 cups / 1.33 = 6.01 possible cakes (round downs to 6)

Answer: A) 5 possible cakes
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