The store is selling lemons at $0.79 each. Each lemon yields about 2 tablespoons of juice. How much will it cost to buy enough lemons to make three 9-inch lemon pies, each requiring half a cup of lemon juice?
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The store is selling lemons at $0.79 each. Each lemon yields about 2 tablespoons of juice. How much will it cost to buy enough lemons to make three 9-inch lemon pies, each requiring half a cup of lemon juice?
Per an authoritative conversion reference,
one cup of liquid equals 16 tablespoons.
A half cup is 8 tbsp, 3 half cups is 24 tbsp.
At 2 tbsp per lemon, it'll require 12 lemons.
12 • 0.79 $ = 9.48 $ will be the cost.
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