A baker is making cupcakes. he has 36 pounds of dough. each cupcake is made from ⅙ pound of dough. how many cupcakes can be made? explain with answer

216 cupcakes can be made

Step-by-step explanation:

Given information

36 pounds of dough in total

⅙ pound of dough per cupcake

Set variables

Let x be the number of cupcakes that could be made

Set equations from given information

Total = unit × number

36 = (1/6) × x

Multiply 6 on both sides to isolate [x] variable

36 × 6 = (1/6) × x × 6

216 = 1 × x

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