to make one fruit drink: 4/8 cup of yogurt and one cup of ice
5/8 cups of bananas how many cups of ice?
2/8 cups of blueberries how many cups of ice?
To determine the amount of ice needed for the fruit drinks, you can use proportions. Here's how you can calculate it:
For the first fruit drink with 5/8 cups of bananas:
- We know that for one fruit drink, the ratio of yogurt to ice is 4/8 (or simplified as 1/2).
- So, the ratio of bananas to ice would be the same because the portion sizes are proportional.
- Therefore, we can set up the following equation: (5/8) / (1/2) = x / 1 (where x represents the cups of ice needed).
- To solve for x, we can cross multiply: x = (5/8) * 1 / (1/2) = 5/8 * 2/1 = 10/8 = 1 1/4 cups of ice.
For the second fruit drink with 2/8 cups of blueberries:
- Similarly to the previous calculation, we have the same yogurt to ice ratio of 4/8 (or 1/2).
- Therefore, we can set up the following equation: (2/8) / (1/2) = x / 1.
- Cross multiplying, we can solve for x: x = (2/8) * 1 / (1/2) = 2/8 * 2/1 = 4/8 = 1/2 cups of ice.
So, for the first fruit drink (with 5/8 cups of bananas), you will need 1 1/4 cups of ice, and for the second fruit drink (with 2/8 cups of blueberries), you will need 1/2 cup of ice.
To determine the amount of ice needed for each fruit drink, you need to find a common denominator for the fractions involving bananas and blueberries. In this case, the common denominator is 8.
For 5/8 cups of bananas: Since the recipe calls for 1 cup of ice, you need to scale the amount of ice based on the ratio of bananas to ice. So, you can set up a proportion:
5/8 cups of bananas = x cups of ice
1 cup of ice = 8/8 cups of ice
By cross-multiplying:
(5/8) * (8/8) = x
40/64 = x
Simplifying the fraction:
5/8 = x
Therefore, you need 5/8 cups of ice for 5/8 cups of bananas in your fruit drink.
For 2/8 cups of blueberries: Following the same approach as above, you can set up a proportion:
2/8 cups of blueberries = x cups of ice
1 cup of ice = 8/8 cups of ice
By cross-multiplying:
(2/8) * (8/8) = x
16/64 = x
Simplifying the fraction:
1/4 = x
Therefore, you need 1/4 cup of ice for 2/8 cups of blueberries in your fruit drink.