Hello I need help on this problem:
The directions for lemonade say to put 2 cups of the, liquid concentrate into 1 gallon of water. If I want to make 1 pint of lemonade, how many fluid ounces should I use.
how many cups in a gallon?
16
so
2 cups concentrate + 16 cups water = 18 cups lemonade
so
concentrate / lemonade = 2/18 = 1/9
now
how many ounces in a pint (a pint is a pound the world around :)
16
so
1/9 =x/16
x = 16/9 = 1.78 oz
To solve this problem, we need to convert the given measurements into the same unit of measurement. Let's first convert the gallon into pints.
1 gallon = 8 pints
Since you want to make 1 pint of lemonade, we now know that you'll need to use 1 pint of the liquid concentrate.
Next, let's convert the cups into fluid ounces.
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
Since the directions state to use 2 cups of the liquid concentrate, we have:
2 cups * 8 fluid ounces = 16 fluid ounces
Therefore, if you want to make 1 pint of lemonade, you should use 16 fluid ounces of the liquid concentrate.