Molly is making peanut butter cookies. To make a batch of cookies she needs 3434 cups of peanut butter, 1.5 cups of sugar, and 1 egg. If Molly has 3 cups of peanut butter, 9 cups of sugar, and 5 eggs, how many batches of cookies can she make?


To determine how many batches of cookies Molly can make, we need to check which ingredient limits her the most by dividing the amount she has by the amount required for one batch.

### Given:  
- **Peanut butter needed:** 3434 cups (this number seems incorrect; assuming it’s 3.434 cups)  
- **Sugar needed:** 1.5 cups  
- **Eggs needed:** 1 egg  

### Amounts Molly has:  
- **Peanut butter:** 3 cups  
- **Sugar:** 9 cups  
- **Eggs:** 5 eggs  

### Calculations:
1. **Peanut Butter:**  
   \[
   \frac{3}{3.434} \approx 0.874
   \]
   
2. **Sugar:**  
   \[
   \frac{9}{1.5} = 6
   \]

3. **Eggs:**  
   \[
   \frac{5}{1} = 5
   \]

### Conclusion:  
The limiting factor is peanut butter, allowing approximately **0.874 batches**. Since Molly can't make a fraction of a batch, she can only make **0 full batches** unless 3.434 cups of peanut butter is a typo. If corrected, the answer could change.

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Molly is making peanut butter cookies. To make a batch of cookies she needs 3434 cups of peanut butter, 1.5 cups of sugar, and 1 egg. If Molly has 3 cups of peanut butter, 9 cups of sugar, and 5 eggs, how many batches of cookies can she make?

Discover how to determine the maximum number of cookie batches Molly can make using limited ingredients. This step-by-step guide covers proportion calculations and identifies limiting factors in recipes. Suitable for Grades 5-7 math learners.

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