16. Jesse is making a pitcher of fruit smoothies that contains 3 cups of orange juice. His measuring cup only holds \( \frac{1}{4} \) cup. How many times will Jesse need to fill the measuring cup to get the 3 cups of orange juice? In

To determine how many times Jesse needs to fill his \( \frac{1}{4} \) cup measuring cup to get 3 cups of orange juice, we can set up the problem as follows: 1. **Identify the total amount of orange juice needed**: - Jesse needs 3 cups of orange juice. 2. **Identify the capacity of the measuring cup**: - The measuring cup holds \( \frac{1}{4} \) cup. 3. **Calculate the number of times Jesse needs to fill the measuring cup**: - We can find this by dividing the total amount of orange juice by the capacity of the measuring cup: \[ \text{Number of fills} = \frac{\text{Total orange juice}}{\text{Capacity of measuring cup}} = \frac{3}{\frac{1}{4}} \] 4. **Perform the division**: - Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal: \[ \frac{3}{\frac{1}{4}} = 3 \times 4 = 12 \] Thus, Jesse will need to fill the measuring cup **12 times** to get 3 cups of orange juice.