Jared is baking two trays of cookies and will need to rotate the pans half way through baking. If the total bake time is 13 minutes, at what minute will he need to rotate the pans?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking at what minute Jared needs to rotate the pans while baking cookies, given that the total bake time is 13 minutes and he will rotate them halfway through the baking process.
Answer
Jared needs to rotate the pans at 7 minutes.
Answer for screen readers
Jared needs to rotate the pans at 7 minutes.
Steps to Solve
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Determine the halfway point of baking To find out when to rotate the pans, calculate half of the total bake time.
- Total bake time = 13 minutes
- Halfway point = $\frac{13}{2} = 6.5$ minutes
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Convert the halfway point to a whole minute Since you generally communicate time in whole minutes, round up the halfway point.
- Jared will need to rotate the pans after 7 minutes
Jared needs to rotate the pans at 7 minutes.
More Information
Rotating pans halfway through the baking process helps ensure that the cookies bake evenly on both trays. Since the total bake time is 13 minutes, rounding to the nearest whole number provides a practical moment to make the rotation.
Tips
- Miscalculating half of the total baking time by not dividing correctly.
- Rounding down instead of rounding up when needing a practical time for rotation.
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