The lemonade recipe calls for 2 tablespoons or 1 ounce of food coloring for every gallon. How many cups of food coloring are there in 16 gallons of lemonade?
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One cup is 240 ml
1 table-spoon is 15 ml.
So 1 cup = 16 table-spoons
How table-spoons are in 16 gals?
This equals how many cups?
2 cups are in 16 ounces
To find out how many cups of food coloring are needed for 16 gallons of lemonade, we need to use the given ratio of 2 tablespoons or 1 ounce of food coloring per gallon.
First, let's convert the tablespoons to cups because it's easier to work with cups. There are 16 tablespoons in 1 cup.
To convert the ounces to cups, we need to know that there are 8 ounces in 1 cup.
So, let's calculate it step by step:
1) Convert tablespoons to cups:
Since there are 16 tablespoons in 1 cup, divide the 2 tablespoons by 16:
2 tablespoons / 16 tablespoons per cup = 0.125 cups of food coloring per gallon.
2) Convert ounces to cups:
Since there are 8 ounces in 1 cup, divide the 1 ounce by 8:
1 ounce / 8 ounces per cup = 0.125 cups of food coloring per gallon.
Now, we know that there are 0.125 cups of food coloring needed per gallon.
3) Calculate the total cups of food coloring for 16 gallons:
Multiply the amount of food coloring per gallon by the total number of gallons:
0.125 cups of food coloring per gallon x 16 gallons = 2 cups of food coloring required for 16 gallons of lemonade.
So, there are 2 cups of food coloring needed for 16 gallons of lemonade.