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Carter and his friends are setting up a lemonade stand in their neighborhood. Their recipe makes 5 cups of lemonade, and calls for 1.5 cups of lemon juice. How many cups of lemon juice are needed to make 2 gallons of lemonade? answer to the nearest tenth if necessary Round your

User Jan Paepke
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(5)/(1.5) = (2)/(?)

First let's find out how much cups is in 2 gallons.

1 gallon ==> 16 cups

2 gallons ==> 32 cups

So,


(5 )/(1.5) = (32)/(?)

Now, 5 times what equals 32??

5 × 6.4 = 32

So therefore, we must also multiply 1.5 by 6.4.

1.5 × 6.4 = 9.6

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Answer : 9.6 cups of lemon juice are needed for 2 gallons of lemonade.

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