Desiree is making guacomele for a party. The recipe she is using calls for 1/4 cup of lime juice for ever 4 avocados. If she plans to use 1 cup of lime juice, how many avocados does she need?
To find the number of avocados Desiree needs, we need to set up a proportion. The proportion can be set up as:
(1/4 cup of lime juice) / 4 avocados = (1 cup of lime juice) / X avocados
Cross multiplying this proportion gives:
(1/4 cup of lime juice) * X avocados = (1 cup of lime juice) * 4 avocados
Simplifying gives:
X = (1 cup of lime juice) * 4 avocados / (1/4 cup of lime juice)
X = 4 cups of lime juice / (1/4 cup of lime juice)
X = 16 avocados
Therefore, Desiree needs 16 avocados.
To find out how many avocados Desiree needs, we can use a proportion to solve for x:
(1/4 cup) / (4 avocados) = (1 cup) / (x avocados)
Cross multiplying, we get:
(1/4) * x = 1 * 4
Simplifying, we have:
x/4 = 4
To isolate x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4:
x = 4 * 4
Simplifying further, we find:
x = 16
Therefore, Desiree needs 16 avocados.
To find out how many avocados Desiree needs for her guacamole, we can use the information from the recipe. The recipe states that for every 4 avocados, she needs 1/4 cup of lime juice.
First, we need to determine the ratio of avocados to lime juice. Since 1/4 cup of lime juice is needed for 4 avocados, the ratio can be expressed as 1/4 cup of lime juice to 4 avocados.
Now that we have the ratio, we can set up a proportion to find the missing value. We know that Desiree plans to use 1 cup of lime juice, so we can set up the proportion:
(1/4 cup of lime juice) / (4 avocados) = (1 cup of lime juice) / (x avocados)
To solve this proportion, we can cross-multiply:
(1/4) * x = (1) * (4)
x/4 = 4
Now, let's solve for x by multiplying both sides of the equation by 4:
x = 16
Therefore, Desiree needs 16 avocados for her guacamole if she plans to use 1 cup of lime juice.