The store is selling lemons at $0.53 each. Each lemon yields about 2 tablespoons of juice. How much will it cost to buy enough lemons to make two 9-inch lemon pies, each requiring half a cup of lemon juice?
The store is selling lemons at $0.53 each.
Each lemon yields about 2 tablespoons of juice.
How much will it cost to buy enough lemons to make two 9-inch lemon pies, each requiring half a cup of lemon juice?
One pie requires 1/2 cup of juice, so 2 pies require 1 cup.
The internet says that one cup cosists of 16 tablespoons.
One lemon yields 2 tablespoons, so it will take 8 lemons.
(8 lemons) • (0.53 $ / lemon) = $ 4.24
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