The store is selling lemons at 2 for $1. Each lemon yields about 2 tablespoons of juice. How much will it cost to buy enough lemons to make a 9-in lemon pie requiring half a cup of lemon juice?

Question

(1 cup = 16 tablespoons)

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Answer 1

1c=16 tablespoons 1 lemon/2 tablespoons

Half a cup (1/2) is needed, so you would need half the tablespoons for 1 cup of lemon juice (16÷2=8).

Multiply 8 by half a cup (1/2)=> 8×(1/2)=4

4 lemons are needed

It costs $1 for 2 lemons, we need to multiply 4 by (1/2)=> 4×(1/2)= 2

It will cost $2 for the 4 lemons needed for the juice in this recipe

Answer 2

0.5 C = 8 Tbl

1 lemon = 2 Tbl

4 lemon = 8 Tbl

$2