Rehna used 61 of a packet of flour to make some muffins and 41 of it to make a cake she used the remainder to make some cupcakes. She used 121 of the packet of flour or each cupcake. How many cupcakes did she make?
Q. Rehna used 61 of a packet of flour to make some muffins and 41 of it to make a cake she used the remainder to make some cupcakes. She used 121 of the packet of flour or each cupcake. How many cupcakes did she make?
Calculate Total Flour Used: Calculate the total amount of flour used for muffins and cake.Rehna used 61 of the packet for muffins and 41 of the packet for the cake. To find the total amount used, we add these two fractions together.61+41=(122)+(123)=125
Determine Remaining Flour: Determine the amount of flour left for cupcakes.Since Rehna used 125 of the packet for muffins and cake, the remainder of the flour packet is 1−125.1−125=1212−125=127This is the amount of flour left for cupcakes.
Calculate Cupcakes Quantity: Calculate the number of cupcakes Rehna can make with the remainder of the flour.Rehna uses 121 of the packet for each cupcake. To find out how many cupcakes she can make with 127 of the packet, we divide the remainder by the amount used for each cupcake.(127)/(121)=127×112=7
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