Question

Patel squeezed oranges so that his family could have fresh-squeezed juice for breakfast. He squeezed 4/17 cups from the first orange, 3/10 cups from the second orange, 9/20cups from the third orange, 3/11 cups from the fourth orange, and 7/15 cups from the fifth orange. Patel estimates that he needs 2 cups of orange juice for his family. About how much more orange juice does he need to reach his estimate

Answer 1

1/2 cup of orange juice

Answer 2

He needs 0.275 cups of orange juice to reach his estimates

Explanation:

Patel estimates he needs 2 cups of orange juice for his family . He squeezed fresh juice from 5 different oranges and got the following quantities measured in cups.

4/17 cups, 3/10 cups , 9/20 cups, 3/11 cups and 7/15 cups.

Adding them together we will know the amount he got. Therefore,

4/17 + 3/10 + 9/20 + 3/11 + 7/15

(40 + 51)/170 + 9/20 + 3/11 + 7/15

91/170 + 9/20 + (45 + 77)/165

(1820 + 1530)/3400 + 122/165

3350/3400 + 122/165

0.98529411764 + 0.73939393939

1.72468805703

Patel got approximately 1.725 cups of orange juice . He will require 2 - 1.725 = 0.275 cups of orange juice to reach his estimates.