A baker uses 3 cups (c) of flour to bake 2 loaves of bread. If 1 pound (lb) of flour is equivalent to 3 1/3c, how many loaves of bread can the baker make with a 10 lb - bag of flour? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) □

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Determine Flour Cups: First, we need to determine how many cups of flour are in a 10 lb bag. We know that 1 lb of flour is equivalent to 3 1/3 cups. So, we multiply 10 lb by 3 1/3 cups to find the total number of cups in a 10 lb bag. Calculation: 10 lb * 3 1/3c = 10 lb * (10/3)cCalculate Total Cups: Now, we perform the multiplication to find the total number of cups. Calculation: 10 * (10/3) = 100/3 = 33 1/3 cupsFind Loaves of Bread: Next, we need to find out how many loaves of bread can be made with 33 1/3 cups of flour. We know that 3 cups of flour are needed for 2 loaves of bread. So, we divide 33 1/3 cups by 3 cups to find the number of sets of 2 loaves we can make. Calculation: 33 1/3c ÷ 3c = (100/3)c ÷ 3c = (100/3) ÷ 3 = 100/9Calculate Sets of Loaves: Now, we calculate the number of sets of 2 loaves. Calculation: 100/9 ≈ 11.11 This means we can make approximately 11.11 sets of 2 loaves of bread.Calculate Total Loaves: Since each set consists of 2 loaves, we multiply the number of sets by 2 to find the total number of loaves. Calculation: 11.11 * 2 ≈ 22.22 loavesRound to Nearest Whole: We need to round the number of loaves to the nearest whole number, as the question prompt asks for this. Calculation: 22.22 loaves rounded to the nearest whole number is 22 loaves.

A baker uses $3$ cups $(c)$ of flour to bake $2$ loaves of bread. If $1$ pound $(lb)$ of flour is equivalent to $3\frac{1}{3} c ,$ how many loaves of bread can the baker make with a $10$ $lb$ - bag of flour? $\newline$ (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) $\newline$ $\square$

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