Desiree is making guacomele for a party. The recipe she is using calls for 1/4 cup of lime juice for ever 4 avocados. If she plans to use 1 cup of lime juice, how many avocados does she need?

Answer 1

To find the number of avocados Desiree needs, we need to set up a proportion. The proportion can be set up as:

(1/4 cup of lime juice) / 4 avocados = (1 cup of lime juice) / X avocados

Cross multiplying this proportion gives:

(1/4 cup of lime juice) * X avocados = (1 cup of lime juice) * 4 avocados

Simplifying gives:

X = (1 cup of lime juice) * 4 avocados / (1/4 cup of lime juice)

X = 4 cups of lime juice / (1/4 cup of lime juice)

X = 16 avocados

Therefore, Desiree needs 16 avocados.