Mrs Smith uses 5 lemons to make 2/3 gallon lemonade. How many gallons of lemonade can Mrs Smith make with 15 lemons
2 1/3
This doesn’t make sense
Well probably you are right
well 15 = 5*3, so she can make 3 * 2/3 gallons
or,
x/15 = (2/3)/5 = 2/15
what is the answer
To find out how many gallons of lemonade Mrs Smith can make with 15 lemons, we need to determine the lemon-to-lemonade ratio.
First, let's find the ratio of lemons to gallons of lemonade based on the information given:
Mrs Smith uses 5 lemons to make 2/3 gallon of lemonade.
To find the ratio, divide the number of lemons by the number of gallons:
5 lemons ÷ (2/3) gallon = 5 lemons × (3/2) gallon = 7.5 lemons per gallon.
Now that we know the ratio, we can calculate the amount of lemonade Mrs Smith can make with 15 lemons:
Number of gallons = Number of lemons ÷ Lemon-to-lemonade ratio
Number of gallons = 15 lemons ÷ 7.5 lemons per gallon
Number of gallons = 2 gallons
Therefore, Mrs Smith can make 2 gallons of lemonade with 15 lemons.