Question

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A recipe for soup calls for 4 tablespoons of lemon juice and cup of olive oil. The given recipe serves 2 people, but a cook wants to make a larger batch that serves 20.
a) How many cups of lemon juice will the chef need for the larger batch?
b) How many pints of olive oil will the che need for the larger batch?
a) The chef needed
cups of lemon juice for the larger batch.
(Type a whole number, proper fraction, or a mixed number.)

Answer 1

Answer: A) 2 and a half B) 5 pints

Explanation:

in 1 cup there are 16 table spoons.

a) 4tbsp (2 servings) times 10 (to reach 20 servings) =40 tbsp

40/16 =2.5

ANSWER A= 2 and a half cups of lemon juice.

in 1 pint there are 2 cups.

b)

1 cup = 1/2 a pint,

1/2 pint (2 servings) times 10 (to reach 20 servings) = 5 pints

ANSWER B= 5 pints of olive oil