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2 A chef is using vinegar for a salad dressing recipe. She has 2 cups of vinegar.
She knows there are 8 fluid Ounces in 1 cup, and 2 tablespoons in 1 fluid ounce.
How many tablespoons are in 2 cups of vinegar?
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32 tablespoons
B
16 tablespoons
C
8 tablespoons
D
4 tablespoons
3 A market selis 7 oranges for $2.45. How much will 8 oranges cost?
Show your work.
What is the answer?

Answer 1

32 tablespoons

$2.8

Explanation:

Problem 1:

A chef has 2 cups of vinegar and she knows that there are 8 fluid ounces in one cup.

So, in total in 2 cups of vinegar, there are (8×2) =16 fluid ounces of liquid.

Now, 2 tablespoons volume is there in 1 fluid ounce.

Therefore, in total in 2 cups of vinegar, there are (16×2) =32 tablespoons of volume. So, option A is correct. (Answer)

Problem 2:

In a market, 7 oranges are sold for $2.45.

So, in this market 8 oranges are sold for
`(2.45*8)/(7)` =$2.8 (Answer) {By simple unitary method of calculation}