Question

Homemade applesauce is one of Duncan's favorite foods, so he bought 10 pounds of apples at the farmers' market. His applesauce recipe says that 8 ounces of apples make 1 cup of applesauce. How many cups of applesauce can he make with 10 pounds of apples?

Answer 1

20 cups of applesauce

Explanation:

8 ounces = 0.5 pounds

Pounds of apples : cups of applesauce

0.5 pounds : 1 cup = 10 pounds : x cups

0.5/1 = 10/x

0.5*x = 1*10

0.5x = 10

x = 10/0.5

x = 20 cups of applesauce

10 pounds of apples will make 20 cups of applesauce