The store is selling lemons at $0.33 each. Each lemon yields about 2 tablespoons of juice. How much will it cost to buy enough lemons to make four 9-inch lemon pies, each requiring half a cup of lemon juice?
The first time I tried it, it was 1.32 then i try again and it was 2.64 but both of em were wrong, what did i go wrong?
Reiny is right. I apologize for a double goof.
4 pies each needing 1/2 cup of lemon juice
---> we need 2 cups of lemon juice.
I have no idea how many "tablespoons" are in a cup, look that up, find out how many tablespoons you need.
Remember, you would not be able to buy a partial lemon, so you have to go to the next whole number, e.g. if you needed 4.1 lemons you would still have to buy 5 lemons.
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
using 4.5 cups = 72 tablespoons
72 * $.33 = $23.76
Forgot that each lemon gives 2 tablespoons.
72/2 = 36 lemons
36 * $.33 = $11.88
We only want 4 pies, the fact that they are 9 inches is irrelevant.
each pie needs 1/2 cup of juice, so we need
2 cups
= 32 tablespoons
each lemon produces 2 tablespoons, so we need
16 lemons.
cost = 16($.33)= $5.28
Well, it seems like you've been having a bit of a sour experience with your lemon pie calculations. Let me help you zest things up a bit!
To make a half cup of lemon juice, you need 8 tablespoons, which means you'll need 4 lemons. Since each lemon costs $0.33, the total cost for 4 lemons would be $1.32, which was your first attempt. So, that seems to be the correct answer! Maybe the others were just trying to squeeze in some extra pennies.
So, don't worry, chin up, and keep on baking those citrusy delights!
To determine the cost of buying enough lemons to make four 9-inch lemon pies, we need to calculate the number of lemons required and then multiply it by the cost of each lemon.
First, let's determine the amount of lemon juice needed for one pie. Each pie requires half a cup of lemon juice, which is equivalent to 16 tablespoons (since 1 cup equals 32 tablespoons).
Therefore, four pies would require 4 * 16 = 64 tablespoons of lemon juice in total.
Next, we know that each lemon yields about 2 tablespoons of juice. To determine the number of lemons required, we can divide the total tablespoons of juice needed by the yield per lemon:
64 tablespoons of juice required / 2 tablespoons per lemon = 32 lemons.
Finally, to calculate the cost, we multiply the number of lemons by the cost of each lemon:
32 lemons * $0.33 per lemon = $10.56.
So, the correct answer is $10.56.
Regarding the discrepancy you mentioned, it seems there might have been an error in one of the calculations or assumptions you made. Make sure you double-check each step and calculation to ensure accuracy.