RECIPE FOR 1 CAKE 2 Cups Flour 2 Eggs 1 Cup Sugar 1 Tbs Baking Powder 1 Cup Water 1/3 Cup Oil

YOU HAVE: 14 Cups Flour 4 Eggs 9 Cups Sugar 15 Tbs Baking Powder 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

What about the rest of the flour? FOR ONE CAKE 2 Cups Flour 2 Eggs 1 Cup Sugar 1 Tbs Baking Powder 1 Cup Water 1/3 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

The first reactant to be used up in a reaction LIMITING REACTANT The first reactant to be used up in a reaction

10 molecules 10 molecules 10 molecules 100 molecules 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 + + +