For Anthony's birthday, his mother is making cupcakes for his 8 friends at his daycare. The recipe calls for 3 1/3 cups of flour. This recipe makes 2 1/2 dozen cupcakes. Anthony's mother has only 1 cup of flour. Is there enough flour for each of his friends to get a cupcake?

Anthony mother's has enough flour for each of Anthony's friends to get a cupcake.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let suppose that Anthony and his friend will receive at least one cupcake, which means that Anthony's mother should make at least 9 cupcakes ( dozens).

From statement we notice that quantity of cupcakes is directly proportional to the quantity of flour.

According to the recipe, the required amount of flour and cupcakes are, respectively:

Flour

Cupcakes

If Anthony's mother has 1 cup of flour at her disposal, the amount of cupcakes is obtained by simple rule of three:

In a nutshell, Anthony mother's has enough flour for each of Anthony's friends to get a cupcake.

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