Question

Kendall knows that a 45-ounce pitcher can hold enough lemonade for 6 people. At this rate, how many ounces of lemonade will Kendall need to serve 26 people?

Answer 1

To find how many ounces we need for 26, we have to find a factor of 6 and 26, find how many ounces we need for that many people, and multiply it to get it to 26 people. Since 6 and 26 are both even, we know that they both have 2 as a factor. In addition, since 6/3=2, we can divide 45 by 3 to get how many ounces of lemonade we need for 2 people - 45/3=15 ounces. In addition, since we know that 26/13=2, we need to multiply 15 by 13 to see how many ounces we need for 26 people, which is 195