A baker has a total of 19 cups of flour and enough other ingredients to make banana pancakes and apple pancakes The baker needs 1 .75 cups of flour for a batch of banana pancakes and 0.6 cups of flour for a batch of apple pancakes. If the baker makes 9 batches of banana pa akes, what is the greatest number of whole batches of apple pancakes the baker can ma A square B 6 C square D square

To determine the greatest number of whole batches of apple pancakes the baker can make, we need to follow these steps:<br /><br />1. Calculate the total amount of flour used for 9 batches of banana pancakes.<br />2. Subtract this amount from the total flour available.<br />3. Determine how many whole batches of apple pancakes can be made with the remaining flour.<br /><br />Step 1: Calculate the flour used for 9 batches of banana pancakes.<br />Each batch of banana pancakes requires 1.75 cups of flour.<br />So, for 9 batches:<br />\[ 1.75 \text{ cups/batch} \times 9 \text{ batches} = 15.75 \text{ cups} \]<br /><br />Step 2: Subtract the flour used for banana pancakes from the total flour available.<br />The baker has a total of 19 cups of flour.<br />\[ 19 \text{ cups} - 15.75 \text{ cups} = 3.25 \text{ cups} \]<br /><br />Step 3: Determine the number of whole batches of apple pancakes that can be made with the remaining flour.<br />Each batch of apple pancakes requires 0.6 cups of flour.<br />\[ \frac{3.25 \text{ cups}}{0.6 \text{ cups/batch}} = 5.4167 \text{ batches} \]<br /><br />Since the baker can only make whole batches, we take the integer part of the result:<br />\[ \lfloor 5.4167 \rfloor = 5 \]<br /><br />Therefore, the greatest number of whole batches of apple pancakes the baker can make is:<br />\[ \boxed{5} \]