the recipe for a loaf cake calls for 2/3 pound of jelly beans in assorted colors. if 12 cakes are needed , how many pounds of jelly beans will be used?

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mathstudent55 · Answer

If 1 cake needs       2/3 lb    of jelly beans, then
   2 cakes need  2 * 2/3 lb    of jelly beans,
   3 cakes need  3 * 2/3 lb    of jelly beans
...
 12 cakes need __ * 2/3 lb    of jelly beans.
What goes in the blank?
Then multiply the number by 2/3.