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Bakery World

Solve each problem. Name ______________________

1. Sam is making a fi ve-layer cake and needs to stack the cakes in order with the largest cake on the bottom and the smallest cake on the top. In what order should the cakes be stacked if their diameters are the following lengths: 18 inches, 2 feet, 8 inches, 22 inches, and 1 foot?

2. George is helping his mom make a wedding cake for George’s sister. The bride and groom fi gures that they want to place on top of the cake are 14 cm and 6 inches tall, respectively. Which fi gure is the taller one? Justify your response. (Use a ruler to help you decide which is taller.)

3. Helena is making a cake with pedestals between each layer. She wants to use the tallest pedestals between the bottom two layers, the medium-length ones next, and then the shortest pedestals between the top two layers of cake.

The lengths of the pedestals are 14.2 inches, 1.5 feet, and 8.95 inches. In what order will the pedestals be used, starting at the bottom?

4. Frank wants to buy 5 square pastries that are each 4 inches by 4 inches. He would like to set these pastries on a plate that is foot by 1 feet. Will the pastries fi t on the platter without stacking them or having them hang over the edge?