Desiree is making guacamole for a party. The recipe she is using calls for 1/4 cup lime juice for every 4 avocados. If she plans to use 1 cup of lime juice, how many avocados does she need?
Since the ratio of lime juice to avocados is 1/4 cup of lime juice for every 4 avocados, we can set up a proportion to solve for the number of avocados.
1/4 cup lime juice = 4 avocados
If we flip the ratio, it becomes:
4 avocados = 1/4 cup lime juice
Now, we can set up the proportion with the known value of 1 cup of lime juice:
4 avocados / 1/4 cup lime juice = x avocados / 1 cup lime juice
Cross-multiplying, we get:
4 avocados * 1 cup lime juice = 1/4 cup lime juice * x avocados
4 cups of lime juice = (1/4) * x avocados
Now, let's solve for x:
4 cups of lime juice = (1/4) * x avocados
Multiplying both sides by 4 to cancel out the fraction:
4 * 4 cups of lime juice = (1/4) * 4 * x avocados
16 cups of lime juice = x avocados
Therefore, Desiree needs 16 avocados.
If the recipe calls for 1/4 cup of lime juice for every 4 avocados, we can set up a proportion to solve for the number of avocados needed.
Let's assume "x" represents the number of avocados Desiree needs.
1/4 cup lime juice = 4 avocados
1 cup lime juice = x avocados
To find "x," we can cross-multiply:
1/4 cup lime juice * x avocados = 1 cup lime juice * 4 avocados
x/4 = 4
To isolate "x," we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4:
x = 4 * 4
So, Desiree needs 16 avocados for 1 cup of lime juice.
To find out how many avocados Desiree needs, we can set up a proportion based on the ratio of lime juice to avocados given in the recipe.
The recipe calls for 1/4 cup of lime juice for every 4 avocados. We can write this as the proportion:
1/4 cup lime juice ÷ 4 avocados = 1 cup lime juice ÷ x avocados
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and then divide:
(1/4) * x = 1 * 4
x/4 = 4
To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4:
x = 4 * 4
x = 16
Therefore, Desiree needs 16 avocados to make guacamole with 1 cup of lime juice.