Question

Patel squeezed oranges so that his family could have fresh-squeezed juice for breakfast. He squeezed 18 cups from
9
5
the first orange, 3 cups from the second orange, 20 cups from the third orange, 11 cups from the fourth orange, and
15 cups from the nth orange Patel estimates that he needs 3 cups of orange juice for his family. About how much
more orange juice does he need to reach his estimate?
of cups
1 cups
cups
oiga
o 25 a
cups

Answer 1

The amount of juice needed is about 0.487 cups

Amount of oranges squeezed :

First orange = 4/17 cups

Second orange = 3/10 cups

Third orange = 9/20 cups

Fourth orange = 3/11 cups

Fifth orange = 7/15 cups

Total amount of oranges needed = 2 cups

The amount of extra orange needed = x

Adding :

(4/17 + 3/10 + 9/20 + 3/11 + 7/15) + x = 2

(13200 + 168300 + 252450 + 153000 + 261800) / 561000

(848750 / 561000) + x = 2

1.5129 + x = 2

x = 2 - 1.5129

x = 0.4871 cups

Answer: The amount of juice needed is about 0.487 cups