Question

Octavia uses 3 1/2 cups of sugar to make 20 ounces of Lemonade. How many cups of sugar would be used to make 1 ounce of Lemonade?

Answer 1

7/40

Explanation:

Given:

3 1/2 cups of sugar to make 20 ounces of Lemonade

To Find:

How many cups of sugar would be used to make 1 ounce of Lemonade?

Solution:

To find how many cups of sugar would be used to make 1 ounce of lemonade. First we have to divided 3 1/2 by 20.

And which it will give us 7/40 equal 0.175 as a decimal.

Hence, Octavia need 7/40 cups of sugar to make 1 ounce of Lemonade

Answer 2

7/40

Explanation:

Since 1 ounce is 1/20 of 20 ounces, she needs to use 1/20 of 3 1/2 cups.

1/20 * 3 1/2 = 1/20 * 7/2 = 7/40