Question

alex made 4 quarts of lemonade using 1/3 cup of sugar.which expression could be used to determine the amount of sugar needed to make 1 quart of lemonade

Answer 1

see the explanation

Explanation:

we know that

Alex made 4 quarts of lemonade using 1/3 cup of sugar

so

using proportion

Find out the amount of sugar needed to make 1 quart of lemonade

Let

x ----> the amount of sugar needed in cups

`(4)/((1/3))\ (quarts\ lemonade)/(cups\ of\ sugar)=(1)/(x)\ (quart\ lemonade)/(cups\ of\ sugar)\\\\x=(1/3)/4\\\\x=(1)/(12)\ cups\ of\ sugar`