desiree is making guacamole for a party. The recipe she is using calls for 1/4 cup of lime juice for every 4 avodacos. if she plans to use 1 cup of lime juice how many avocados does she need
If 1/4 cup of lime juice is needed for every 4 avocados, then Desiree will need to use 1/4 cup of lime juice for every 4 avocados.
Therefore, if she plans to use 1 cup of lime juice, she will need 4 times the amount.
1 cup of lime juice = 1/4 cup of lime juice per 4 avocados
4 cups of lime juice = 4 * (1/4 cup of lime juice per 4 avocados)
Simplifying, we find that Desiree will need 1 cup of lime juice for 16 avocados.
To determine the number of avocados Desiree needs, we can set up a proportion using the given information:
1/4 cup of lime juice is needed for every 4 avocados.
Let's assign the number of avocados Desiree needs as "x".
We can set up the following proportion:
1/4 cup = 4 avocados
1 cup = x avocados
Cross-multiplying, we get:
1 * x = 1/4 * 4
x = 1
Therefore, Desiree needs 1 avocado to use 1 cup of lime juice for her guacamole.
To determine the number of avocados Desiree needs, we can set up a proportion based on the recipe's ratio of lime juice to avocados.
According to the recipe, 1/4 cup of lime juice is needed for every 4 avocados. We can express this ratio as:
(1/4 cup lime juice) / (4 avocados)
We know that Desiree plans to use 1 cup of lime juice. So, we can set up the following proportion:
(1 cup lime juice) / (x avocados) = (1/4 cup lime juice) / (4 avocados)
To solve this proportion for x (the number of avocados), we can cross-multiply:
1 * 4 avocados = 1/4 * 1 cup * x avocados
4 avocados = 1/4 * x avocados
Now, we can simplify the equation by multiplying both sides by 4:
4 avocados * 4 = 1/4 * x avocados * 4
16 avocados = x avocados
Therefore, Desiree needs 16 avocados for 1 cup of lime juice to make guacamole for the party.