Question

A recipe call for 8 eggs per 24 cupcakes.How much eggs are needed to bake 180 cupcakes?

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 60

Explanation:

From the recipe:

24 cupcakes require 8 eggs.

$\implies1\text{cupcake require}\frac{8}{24}eggs$

Therefore, to bake 180 cupcakes, the number of eggs needed will be:

$\begin{gathered} =\frac{8}{24}\times180 \\ =\frac{1}{3}\times180 \\ =60\text{ eggs} \end{gathered}$

60 eggs are needed to bake 180 cupcakes.