Kevin uses #1 1/3# cups of flour to make one loaf of bread, #2 2/3# cups of flour to make two loaves of bread, and #4# cups of flour to make three loaves of bread. How many cups of flour will he use to make four loaves of bread?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-20T04:19:05

# 5 1/3 "cups"#

All you have to do is convert #1 1/3 "cups"# into improper fraction to make it easier then simply multiply it to n number of loaves you want to bake.

#1 1/3 "cups" = 4/3 "cups"#

1 loaf:
#4/3 * 1 = 4/3 "cups"#

2 loaves:
#4/3 * 2 = 8/3 "cups" or 2 2/3 "cups"#

3 loaves:
#4/3 * 3 = 12/3 "cups" or 4 "cups"#

4 loaves:
#4/3 * 4 = 16/3 "cups" or 5 1/3 "cups"#