Twila at the Baker's Dozen has 4 dozen eggs. She wants to make as many cakes as she can. She needs #1/3# dozen eggs for each cake. How many cakes can she make?

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ProfLayton
Apr 21, 2016

12 cakes

Explanation:

First of all, let's clarify that a dozen = 12. Knowing this, we can say that the baker has 48 (which is 12x4) eggs, and needs 4 (which is 12x1/3) eggs per cake. To find out how many cakes she can make, we just divide the number of eggs she has by the number of eggs she needs per cake:
#48divide4=12#
So she can make 12 cakes

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