Desiree is making guacamole for a party. The recipe she is using is 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

Answer 1

To determine how many avocados Desiree needs, we need to set up a proportion.

The recipe states that there should be 1/4 cup lime juice for every 4 avocados.
So, the ratio of lime juice to avocados can be expressed as 1/4 cup:4 avocados.

We can set up a proportion: lime juice (in cups) / avocados = recipe lime juice / recipe avocados.

Let's use x to represent the number of avocados Desiree needs.
1 cup / x = 1/4 cup / 4 avocados.

To solve the proportion, we will cross-multiply.
4 avocados * 1 cup = x * 1/4 cup.

4 = x * 1/4.

To isolate x, we will multiply both sides of the equation by 4.
4 * 4 = x * 1.
16 = x.

Therefore, Desiree needs 16 avocados for 1 cup of lime juice. Answer: \boxed{16}.