A recipe for crumb cake says to mix 3
8
cup of brown sugar and
1
3
cup of white sugar.
From this sugar mixture, set aside
1
4
cup for the crumb topping.
The remaining sugar mixture is used to make the cake.
What amount of the sugar mixture is used to make the cake?

A.
17
24
cup

B.
1
2
cup

C.
11
24
cup

D.
7
12
cup

b

step-by-step explanation:

answer: 42

use a calculator to find that 845/73 = 11.575

the whole part of the answer is 11. multiply this by 73 to get 11*73 = 803.

subtract that result from 845 to get 845 - 803 = 42

question: how many people can she serve?

answer: she can serve 16.66666667 people. so she can only give 16 people a complete serving.

question: does she have enough ice cream for her guests?

answer: no. explanation: she only has enough for 16 people to have a full serving. however, she can give a 17th person a partial serving.