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 cups of lime juice, how many avocados does she need
If 1/4 cup of lime juice is used for every 4 avocados, then the ratio of lime juice to avocados is 1/4:4.
To find how many avocados are needed for 1 cup of lime juice, we can set up a proportion: (1/4)/4 = (1)/x
Multiplying both sides by x, we get: (1/4)*x = 4
Dividing both sides by 1/4, we get: x = 4*(4/(1/4))
Simplifying the expression inside the parentheses, we get: x = 4*16 = 64
Therefore, Desiree needs 64 avocados. Answer: \boxed{64}.
To determine the number of avocados Desiree needs, we can set up a proportion using the ratio of lime juice to avocados.
Let's set up the proportion as follows:
(Lime juice in cups) / (Number of avocados) = (Lime juice per avocado recipe) / (Number of avocados in recipe)
We know that 1 cup of lime juice is needed and the recipe calls for 1/4 cup of lime juice per 4 avocados. So, the proportion becomes:
1 / x = 1/4 / 4
To solve for the unknown variable x, we can cross-multiply and solve for x:
1 * 4 = x * (1/4)
4 = x/4
To eliminate the fraction, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4:
4 * 4 = x/4 * 4
16 = x
Therefore, Desiree needs 16 avocados for 1 cup of lime juice.
To determine how many avocados Desiree needs, we can set up a proportion using the given information from the recipe.
The recipe calls for 1/4 cup of lime juice for every 4 avocados, which can be written as the ratio 1/4 cup of lime juice : 4 avocados.
We can set up a proportion using this information:
(1/4 cup lime juice) / (4 avocados) = (1 cup lime juice) / (x avocados)
To solve this proportion, we can cross multiply:
1 cup lime juice * 4 avocados = (1/4 cup lime juice) * x avocados
4 avocados = (1/4 cup lime juice) * x avocados
To find the value of x (the number of avocados), we need to isolate x. To do this, we divide both sides of the equation by (1/4 cup lime juice):
4 avocados / (1/4 cup lime juice) = x avocados
As (1/4 cup lime juice) is equivalent to 0.25 cups, we can calculate:
4 avocados / 0.25 cups = x avocados
16 avocados = x avocados
Therefore, Desiree needs 16 avocados for the guacamole.