Answer :
Answer:
[tex]\frac{16}{3}\ cups \ of\ flour[/tex], [tex]\frac{8}{3}\ cups\ of\ sugar[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Jay is making 8 dozen cookies.
Each dozen uses 2/3 cup of flour and 1/3 cup of sugar.
Question asked:
What is the total number of cups of flour and sugar Jay needs for the cookies
Solution:
By unitary method:
For flour
For each dozen cookies, Jay uses cup of flour = [tex]\frac{2}{3}\[/tex]
For 8 dozens cookies, Jay uses cup of flour = [tex]\frac{2}{3}\times8=\frac{16}{3}[/tex]
For sugar.
For each dozen cookies, Jay uses cup of sugar = [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]
For 8 dozens cookies, Jay uses cup of sugar = [tex]\frac{1}{3}\times8=\frac{8}{3}[/tex]
Thus, Jay needs [tex]\frac{16}{3}\ cups \ of\ flour[/tex] and [tex]\frac{8}{3}\ cups\ of\ sugar[/tex].