There are 4 cups in a pound of flour. A recipe for biscuits calls for 2 3/4 cups of

flour to make a batch of 4 dozen biscuits. Antonio starts with a full 5-pound bag of flour and bakes 16 dozen biscuits. How much flour is left when he is finished baking?

A) 5 cups

B) 9 cups

C) 11 cups

D) 17 1/4 cups

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Gretchen Guerrero

5 June, 01:01

There are 4 cups in a pound of flour. A recipe for biscuits calls for 2 3/4 cups of

flour to make a batch of 4 dozen biscuits. Antonio starts with a full 5-pound bag of flour and bakes 16 dozen biscuits. How much flour is left when he is finished baking?

A) 5 cups

B) 9 cups

C) 11 cups

D) 17 1/4 cups

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Rory Hayes · Answer 1

Since Antonio makes 4 times the biscuits he uses 4 times the flour.

4 * 2 3/4 = 11 cups flour used

If there a 4 cups in a pound then 5 pounds would be 5 * 4 = 20 cups of flour in 5 pounds.

20 cups - 11 cups = 9 cups of flour left over

B) 9 cups

There are 4 cups in a pound of flour. A recipe for biscuits calls for 2 3/4 cups offlour to make a batch of 4 dozen biscuits. Antonio starts with a full 5-pound bag of flour and bakes 16 dozen biscuits. How much flour is left when he is finished baking?A) 5 cupsB) 9 cupsC) 11 cupsD) 17 1/4 cups