Final answer:
To determine how many medium cups of coffee one pound of coffee beans can make, consider standard measurements in coffee brewing. One pound equals 16 ounces, with roughly 5.3 tablespoons of coffee needed for a medium 16 oz. cup. Approximately 48 medium cups can be made from one pound, which suggests the closest provided answer would be 56 medium cups of coffee.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine how many medium cups of coffee one pound of coffee beans will make, we should consider the typical measurements used in brewing coffee. A common ratio in coffee making is to use 2 tablespoons of coffee for every 6 ounces of water, which is roughly the amount for a single cup of coffee. However, medium cups of coffee are usually 16 ounces, which is a Grande at Starbucks.
Let's first convert 1 pound into ounces to understand how much coffee we have. Since there are 16 ounces in a pound:
- 1 pound of coffee = 16 ounces of coffee
Now let's identify the amount of coffee used for a medium (16 oz.) cup. If we use the standard ratio:
- 2 tablespoons for every 6 ounces
This means we need approximately 5.3 tablespoons of coffee beans for a 16 oz. medium cup (since 16 oz is about 2.67 times larger than 6 oz).
There are 16 tablespoons in one ounce (since 1 tablespoon of coffee is approximately 0.5 ounces). This means:
- 16 ounces of coffee beans = 16 x 16 tablespoons = 256 tablespoons
Now, we find out how many medium cups of coffee can be made from these beans:
- 256 tablespoons / 5.3 tablespoons per medium cup ≈ 48 medium cups of coffee
Therefore, one pound of coffee beans can make approximately 48 medium cups of coffee. This is not one of the options given, but it is closer to option C, meaning the correct answer, if we must choose from the options provided, would be:
Please note the approximations used in this calculation, as the actual number might vary slightly based on the grind size and exact brewing method used.