Desiree is making guacamole for a party. The recipe she is using calls for 14 cup lime juice for every 4 avocados. If she plans to use 1 cup of lime juice, how many avocados does she need
If the recipe calls for 14 cup of lime juice for every 4 avocados, then the ratio of lime juice to avocados is 14:4.
To determine how much lime juice is needed for 1 cup, we use the ratio:
14/4 = 1/x
Cross multiplying, we get:
14x = 4 * 1
14x = 4
x = 4/14
x = 2/7
This means that for 1 cup of lime juice, Desiree needs 2/7 of the amount of avocados.
Since 2/7 multiplied by the number of avocados gives us 1, we can calculate the number of avocados:
(2/7) * avocados = 1
2 * avocados = 7 * 1
2 * avocados = 7
avocados = 7/2
avocados = 3.5
Therefore, Desiree needs 3.5 avocados. However, since avocados cannot be split, she will need to use 4 avocados for the recipe.
To determine how many avocados Desiree needs, we can set up a proportion using the given information.
The recipe calls for 14 cups of lime juice for every 4 avocados.
Let x be the number of avocados Desiree needs.
The proportion can be set up as:
14 cups lime juice / 4 avocados = 1 cup lime juice / x avocados
Now we can cross-multiply and solve for x:
14 cups lime juice * x avocados = 4 avocados * 1 cup lime juice
14x = 4
Dividing both sides by 14:
x = 4 / 14
x = 2/7
Therefore, Desiree needs approximately 2/7 of an avocado. Since it's not feasible to use a fraction of an avocado, she would need to use 1 whole avocado in this case.
To find out how many avocados Desiree needs, we can set up a proportion using the given information.
The recipe tells us that for every 14 cups of lime juice, there are 4 avocados. We also know that Desiree plans to use 1 cup of lime juice.
Let's set up the proportion:
14 cups of lime juice / 4 avocados = 1 cup of lime juice / X avocados
Cross-multiplying the proportions, we get:
14 cups of lime juice * X avocados = 4 avocados * 1 cup of lime juice
Simplifying:
14X = 4
To isolate X (the number of avocados), we divide both sides of the equation by 14:
14X / 14 = 4 / 14
Simplifying further:
X = 4 / 14
X ≈ 0.29
Due to practicality, we cannot have a fraction of an avocado. Therefore, Desiree would need approximately 0.29 avocados, which means she would need to round up to 1 whole avocado. Thus, she would need 1 avocado for the guacamole.