Abaker bought some flower. he used 2/5 of the flour to make bread and used the rest to make batches of muffins. if he used 16lb of flour making bread and 2/3 lb for each batch of muffins, how many batches of muffins did he make?

We know he used 2/5 of the flour for bread, we also know he used 16lbs for bread, that means, if the total amount is "x" lbs, then (2/5)x = 16.



so, it was 40lbs total...now, he used 16lbs for bread, so the rest is for batches of muffins, namely 24lbs.

each batch of muffin uses 2/3 lb, so, how many times 2/3 goes into 24?

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