Fredrick and Kate have 17 1/3 cups of flour. They want to make loaves of banana bread for a bake sale. Fredrick has a recipe for banana bread that calls for 1 5/8 cups of flour. Kate has a recipe that calls for 1 3/4 cups of flour. Which of the following statements are true about the recipes? Select all that apply. a) Fredrick's recipe will make 10 whole loaves. b) Kate's recipe will make 11 whole loaves. c) There will be less flour left over if Fredrick's recipe is used. d) There will be less flour left over if Kate's recipe is used. e) More loaves of bread can be made using Fredrick's recipe than Kate's recipe.
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Fredrick's recipe: 17 1/3 cups of flour / 1 5/8 cups of flour per loaf = (52/3) / (13/8) = (52/3) * (8/13) = 32/3 = 10 2/3 loaves Kate's recipe: 17 1/3 cups of flour / 1 3/4 cups of flour per loaf = (52/3) / (7/4) = (52/3) * (4/7) = 104/21 ≈ 4.95 loaves Now Show more…
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