To celebrate the Fourth of July, Maggie has invited some friends over for her famous grilled chicken. Maggie's secret is to use 6 fluid ounces of lemon-garlic marinade for every pound of chicken. If Maggie plans to grill 4 pounds of chicken, how many cups of marinade should she make? Hint: There are 8 fluid ounces in 1 cup.Write your answer as a whole number, decimal, or simplified fraction. Do not round.____ cups
Q. To celebrate the Fourth of July, Maggie has invited some friends over for her famous grilled chicken. Maggie's secret is to use 6 fluid ounces of lemon-garlic marinade for every pound of chicken. If Maggie plans to grill 4 pounds of chicken, how many cups of marinade should she make? Hint: There are 8 fluid ounces in 1 cup.Write your answer as a whole number, decimal, or simplified fraction. Do not round.____ cups
Calculate Total Marinade: Determine the total amount of marinade needed in fluid ounces.Maggie uses 6 fluid ounces of marinade for every pound of chicken. She plans to grill 4 pounds of chicken.Total marinade needed = Marinade per pound × Number of poundsTotal marinade needed =6fluid ounces/pound×4poundsTotal marinade needed =24 fluid ounces
Convert to Cups: Convert the total amount of marinade from fluid ounces to cups.There are 8 fluid ounces in 1 cup.To find out how many cups are in 24 fluid ounces, divide 24 by 8.Number of cups = Total fluid ounces / Fluid ounces per cupNumber of cups =24 fluid ounces /8 fluid ounces per cupNumber of cups =12 cups
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