Tanishas mother buys 38 lemons. they know it takes 8 lemons to make 80 ounces of leomonade. Does Tanisha need more lemons? If not, how many extra lemons does she have? if so, how many more lemons does she need? explain how you found your anwser. she needs 448 ounces for the party.
8/80 = x/448
Cross multiply and solve for x to find the total number of lemons that she needs.
To determine if Tanisha needs more lemons, we need to calculate the number of lemons required to make 448 ounces of lemonade.
Given that 8 lemons make 80 ounces of lemonade, we can calculate the number of lemons required for 448 ounces by setting up a proportion:
8 lemons / 80 ounces = x lemons / 448 ounces
To solve for x (the number of lemons required for 448 ounces), cross-multiply:
8 lemons * 448 ounces = 80 ounces * x lemons
Simplifying the equation:
3584 lemons = 80x
Divide both sides of the equation by 80:
3584 lemons / 80 = x
x ≈ 44.8 lemons
Now we have calculated that Tanisha needs approximately 44.8 lemons to make 448 ounces of lemonade. Since we can't have fractional lemons, we round up to the nearest whole number. Therefore, she needs at least 45 lemons.
Given that Tanisha's mother bought 38 lemons, we can determine if she has enough or needs more by subtracting the number of lemons she has from the number of lemons she needs:
45 lemons needed - 38 lemons available = 7 more lemons needed
Thus, Tanisha needs 7 more lemons to meet the required amount of 448 ounces for the party.