Question

Becky is making fruit punch that consists of 2 quarts of juice and 1 quart of soda water. How much soda water does she need if she has 5 quarts of juice?

A)1.6
B)2.5
C)3.6
D)4.5

Answer 1

Try to make the ratio of quarts of juice needed and quarts of soda needed
(juice : soda)


From the explanation you can conclude that a fruit punch need 2 quarts of juice and 1 quart of soda. If there's 5 quarts of juice, surely, the soda need to be added.


quarts of juice : quarts of soda
2 : 1
and
5 : x

To reach 5, 2 must be multiplied with ?

Answer 2

THANK YOU!!!

Answer 3

no problem (: