Question

Using Fractions to Solve a Problem:

Tia is making strawberry lemonade for a baseball tournament. The recipe calls for ½ cup of strawberries for each gallon of lemonade. She has 6 cups of strawberries. How many gallons of lemonade can she make?

A) 3 gallons
B) 4.5 gallons
C) 6 gallons
D) 12 gallons

Answer 1

Tia can make 12 gallons of lemonade with 6 cups of strawberries when the recipe requires ½ cup of strawberries per gallon.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the problem of how many gallons of lemonade Tia can make with 6 cups of strawberries, when the recipe calls for ½ cup of strawberries per gallon, we need to set up a simple division.

1. Determine the strawberry-to-gallon ratio: ½ cup strawberries per 1 gallon of lemonade.
2. Divide the total amount of strawberries by the amount needed for one gallon: 6 cups ÷ ½ cup/gallon = 12 gallons.

Therefore, Tia can make 12 gallons of lemonade with the strawberries she has.