A recipe that calls for 3 ⅓ corn muffins calls for cups of flour and makes enough batter to make 36 muffins. If a caterer preparing a large banquet wants to make nine times the usual recipe, how many cups of flour will he need?

1. 30
2. 60
3. 120
4. 162
5. 324

Question

A recipe that calls for 3 ⅓ corn muffins calls for cups of flour and makes enough batter to make 36 muffins. If a caterer preparing a large banquet wants to make nine times the usual recipe, how many cups of flour will he need?

	1.	 	30
	2.	 	60
	3.	 	120
	4.	 	162
	5.	 	324

anonymous · Answer

Is the original recipe for 36 muffins calling for 3 and one third cups of flour?

anonymous · Answer

Yes

anonymous · Answer

The caterer wants to make 9 lots of 36 muffins.  Is that correct?

anonymous · Answer

well, 9 times the usual recipe ..

anonymous · Answer

Okay then the problem is now  simplified to multiplying 9 and 3$$\frac{ 1 }{ 3} $$

anonymous · Answer

result is  30 cups of flour

anonymous · Answer

thanks!