You're planning on making 4 meatloafs for a party. You go to the store to buy breadcrumbs, and see they are sold by the canister. How many canisters do you need to buy?
•How much breadcrumbs does the recipe call for? It calls for 1 1/4 cups of breadcrumbs.
1 canister has 1/3 cups per serving and has 14 servings per container.
How many containers do you need to buy for the recipe?
Well, if the recipe calls for 1 1/4 cups of breadcrumbs, and each container of breadcrumbs has 1/3 cups per serving, then you'll need some math magic. Let's see... 1 1/4 cups is the same as 5/4 cups. And if each container has 1/3 cup per serving, we divide 5/4 by 1/3 to figure out how many servings we need.
So, 5/4 divided by 1/3 is like saying, "How many thirds are in 5 fourths?"
And multiplying the numerator and denominator by 3, we get 15/4 divided by 1. Which simplifies to just 15/4 or 3 and 3/4.
So, you'll need 3 and 3/4 canisters of breadcrumbs, but unless you have a magic wand, I suggest just buying 4 canisters. That way, you'll have some extra for snacking or maybe even building a breadcrumb castle. Who knows?
To calculate the number of canisters needed for the recipe, we need to determine how many cups are in one canister.
1 canister has 1/3 cups per serving, and there are 14 servings per container.
Therefore, 1 canister contains 1/3 x 14 = 14/3 cups.
The recipe calls for 1 1/4 cups of breadcrumbs.
We want to divide the total required amount of breadcrumbs by the amount in one canister.
1 1/4 cups = 5/4 cups
So, 5/4 / (14/3) = (5/4) x (3/14) = 15/56
Therefore, you will need to buy approximately 15/56 canisters.
To determine the number of containers of breadcrumbs you need to buy for the recipe, you can follow these steps:
1. Determine the number of cups of breadcrumbs needed for the recipe: The recipe calls for 1 1/4 cups of breadcrumbs, which is equal to 1.25 cups.
2. Find the number of servings per container: Each canister has 14 servings per container.
3. Calculate the number of cups in one serving: Each serving is 1/3 cups.
4. Calculate the number of cups in one container: Multiply the number of servings per container by the number of cups in one serving. In this case, that would be 14 servings * 1/3 cups per serving = 4.67 cups per container.
5. Divide the total amount of breadcrumbs needed (1.25 cups) by the number of cups in one container (4.67 cups per container): 1.25 cups / 4.67 cups per container = 0.2674 containers.
6. Round up to the nearest whole number: Since you cannot buy a fraction of a container, you need to round up to the nearest whole number. In this case, you would need to buy at least 1 container of breadcrumbs.
Therefore, you would need to buy at least 1 container of breadcrumbs for the recipe.
If it's 1 1/4 cups of breadcrumbs for each meatloaf, you'll need a total of 5 cups.
1/3 * 14 = 14/3 = 4 2/3 cups in one canister