Question

A baker is making pastries to sell at the fair. A small pastry costs $1.50 to prepare. A large pastry costs $2.50 to prepare. The baker will make 200 pastries. Usually, about three times as many people buy small pastries than large pastries. How can the baker keep costs to a minimum while still making sure people have the pastries they want. Please show work, so that I can understand. Thanks.

Answer 1

For every 1 large pastry bought, 3 small pastries are bought. If the baker is going to make enough pastries according to this, then out of his 200 he makes: 50 large pastries and 150 small pastries. I used fractions to do this since 3+1=4
200* 1/4 tells how many large pastries well be made our of the 200 pastries in total. You can then figure out the small pastries to be made.

To find the minimum costs, multiply the pastry quantities by their prices and then add them together. $2.50*50 + $1.50*150=$350.00

Answer 2

Thank you for your help!

Answer 3

Do you understand?