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RECIPE FOR 1 CAKE . 2 Cups Flour 2 Eggs 1 Cup Sugar 1 Tbs Baking Powder 1 Cup Water 1/3 Cup Oil. HOW MANY CAKES CAN YOU MAKE?. YOU HAVE: 14 Cups Flour 4 Eggs 9 Cups Sugar 15 Tbs Baking Powder 10 Cups Water 3 1/3 Cups Oil. FOR ONE CAKE 2 Cups Flour 2 Eggs 1 Cup Sugar
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RECIPE FOR 1 CAKE • 2 Cups Flour • 2 Eggs • 1 Cup Sugar • 1 Tbs Baking Powder • 1 Cup Water • 1/3 Cup Oil
HOW MANY CAKES CAN YOU MAKE? • YOU HAVE: • 14 Cups Flour • 4 Eggs • 9 Cups Sugar • 15 Tbs Baking Powder • 10 Cups Water • 3 1/3 Cups Oil • FOR ONE CAKE • 2 Cups Flour • 2 Eggs • 1 Cup Sugar • 1 Tbs Baking Powder • 1 Cup Water • 1/3 Cup Oil
FOR ONE CAKE2 Cups Flour2 Eggs1 Cup Sugar1 Tbs Baking Powder1 Cup Water1/3 Cup Oil What about the rest of the flour? How many cakes could you make if you bought a dozen more eggs? • YOU HAVE: • 14 Cups Flour • 4 Eggs • 9 Cups Sugar • 15 Tbs Baking Powder • 10 Cups Water • 3 1/3 Cups Oil
LIMITING REACTANT The first reactant to be used up in a reaction
IDENTIFYING A LIMITING REACTANT C6H12O6 + 6O2 6H2O + 6CO2 + energy 10 molecules 10 molecules 10 molecules 100 molecules
In many biological processes, the product of one reaction is a reactant in the next A + B C C + D E E + F G + + +