A bakery has 72 half gallons of milk. It takes 123 cups of milk to make a cake. Note that 1 cup = 18 half gallon = 0.125 half gallon.How many cakes can the bakery make? what is the answer
72 gallons = 144 half gallons
So.....
144 / (1 / 8) =
144 * 8 =
1152 cups available
1152 / [ 1 + 2/3] =
1152 / [ 5/3] =
1152 * 3/5 =
about 691 cakes
