Desiree is making guacamole for a party. The recipe she is using calls for 14 cup lime juice for every 4 avocados. If she plans to use 1 cup of lime juice, how many avocados does she need?(1 point)
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To solve this problem, we can set up a proportion.
If 14 cups of lime juice is needed for every 4 avocados, we can set up the proportion:
14 cups lime juice / 4 avocados = 1 cup lime juice / x avocados
To solve for x, cross-multiply and solve for x:
14 cups lime juice * x avocados = 4 avocados * 1 cup lime juice
14x = 4
Dividing both sides by 14:
x = 4/14
Simplifying the fraction:
x = 2/7
Therefore, Desiree needs 2/7 of an avocado, which is approximately 0.29 avocados. So she would need approximately 0.29 avocados.