Chantal volunteered to bring 1 gallon of freshly squeezed orange juice to a picnic.

Question

Chantal volunteered to bring 1 gallon of freshly squeezed orange juice to a picnic. The local grocery store sells 4-pound bags of oranges for $3.49. Each bag contains 11 to 12 oranges. after squeezing 2 oranges, Chantal had 5 ounces of juice. Estimate the number of 4-pound bags of oranges chantal needs to make 1 gallon of orange juice. Use your estimate to determine the total cost of 1 gallon of freshly squeezed orange juice. Explain how you found your estimate and show your work.

Answer 1

 

                  128 fl. ounces        2 oranges        1 bag                

1 gallon * ----------------  *   -------------  * ------------------ = 4.65454545 = 4.6545

                  1 gallon               5 ounces          11 oranges          

 

So she will need 5 bags, which at $3.49 per bag will cost her 5 x $3.49 = $17.45

 

I contrast, the frozen orange juice from concentrate at Wal Mart costs $2.64 for 12 fluid ounces.

She will need 11 of those which is $29.04

 

 

A half gallon of Tropicana at Walmart costs $4.23. Two of those is $8.46

but it is not fresh squeezed.