Question

the label on a 1 1/2 pound bag of flour states that it will make 225 cookies. based on this information, how many cookies will 1 pound of flour make?

Answer 1

1 pound of flour should make 150 cookies.

Answer 2

$1\dfrac{1}{2} \text { pound} = 225 \text { cookies}$

To find 1 pound :

$= 225 \div 1\dfrac{1}{2}$

$= 225 \div \dfrac{3}{2}$

$= 225 \times \dfrac{2}{3}$

$= 150 \text { cookies}$