A custard recipe calls for 3 eggs and 2.5 cups of milk. A vanilla pudding recipe calls for 2 eggs and 2 cups of milk. A bread pudding recipe calls for 2 eggs, 2 cups of milk, and 8 slices of bread. A chef has 30 eggs, 1.6875 gallon of milk and 24 slices of bread. How many of each recipe should the chef make in order to exactly use up all of the ingredients ?(There are 4 cups in a quart)?

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A custard recipe calls for 3 eggs and 2.5 cups of milk. A vanilla pudding recipe calls for 2 eggs and 2 cups of milk. A bread pudding recipe calls for 2 eggs, 2 cups of milk, and 8 slices of bread. A chef has 30 eggs, 1.6875 gallon of milk and 24 slices of bread. How many of each recipe should the chef make in order to exactly use up all of the ingredients ?(There are 4 cups in a quart)?

 

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