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An orange has about I cup of juice. How many oranges are needed to make 2 cups of juice?

An orange has about I cup of juice. How many oranges are needed to make 2 cups of-example-1
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An orange has about 1/4 cup of juice. To find how many oranges are needed to make 2 1/2 cups of juice, we can use the next proportion


\frac{(1)/(4)\text{cup}}{2(1)/(2)\text{ cup}}=\frac{1\text{ orange}}{x\text{ oranges}}

Solving for x:


undefined

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