Question

Here are the ingredients for making pineapple sorbet for 6 people. 800 g pineapple 4 egg whites ½ lemon

Dan makes pineapple sorbet. He uses 2½ lemons. Work out how many people he makes pineapple sorbet for.​

Answer 1

We know that the original recipe is for 6 people, and it requires 800g of pineapple, 4 egg whites, and 1/2 lemon.

If Dan uses 2 1/2 lemons instead of 1/2 lemon, that means he's using 5 times as much lemon juice. Therefore, he's likely making 5 times the original recipe.

So, for Dan's pineapple sorbet, he would need:

800g x 5 = 4000g (or 4kg) of pineapple

4 x 5 = 20 egg whites

1/2 lemon x 2.5 = 1 1/4 lemons (but since we can't really use a quarter of a lemon, we'll just say he needs 1.5 lemons)

Therefore, Dan is making pineapple sorbet for 6 x 5 = 30 people.