Question

rosa has 3\frac{1}{4} pounds of dough. she uses \frac{1}{4} of a pound for one medium loaf of bread. how many medium loaves of bread could be made from rosas dough? \bigcirc 3 \bigcirc 5 \bigcirc 3\frac{9}{16} \bigcirc 2\frac{11}{16}

Explanation:

Step1: Convert mixed number to improper fraction

$3\frac{3}{4} = \frac{3\times4 + 3}{4} = \frac{15}{4}$

Step2: Divide total dough by dough per loaf

$\frac{15}{4} \div \frac{3}{4} = \frac{15}{4} \times \frac{4}{3}$

Step3: Simplify the expression

$\frac{15\times4}{4\times3} = 5$

Answer:

5