Question

A recipe for 12 corn muffins calls for 1 cup of flour. The number of muffins you can make varies directly with the amount of flour you use. You have 2 1/2 cups of flour. How many muffins can you make?

Answer 1

you will make 30 muffins

Answer 2

You can make a total of 39 muffins. 12 × 2 = 24; 12 × 1/2 = 6; 24 + 6 = 30