The table below shows the amounts of cherry juice and soda used in each container of cherry soda. The ratio of cherry juice to soda is 1:r, where r is the unit rate. Use the table to determine r.

1/4
4
2
2/3

Question

The table below shows the amounts of cherry juice and soda used in each container of cherry soda. The ratio of cherry juice to soda is 1:r, where r is the unit rate. Use the table to determine r. 

 1/4
 4
 2
 2/3

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1439225427381:dw|

anonymous · Answer

would it be 4?

ccswims · Answer

yes, because 2/8 = 1/4 and 3/12 = 1/4

ccswims · Answer

so the ratio would be 1:4

ccswims · Answer

WAIT

anonymous · Answer

ok lol

ccswims · Answer

ok, it cant be 4 because 2 divided by 4 doesnt work

anonymous · Answer

the answer cant be a fraction right?

ccswims · Answer

ok, wait i confused myself there, it is 4. ok, im so sorry, idk why i made it so much more confusing than what it is. the ratio needs to be, for every 1 cup of cherry juice there are 4 cups of soda. so 4 would do that

ccswims · Answer

i kept thinking that i need to divide the fraction by the ratio, but the ratio itself is a simplified form of the fractions, so you dont do that

ccswims · Answer

so, yea it is B lol

anonymous · Answer

ohh ok so lets say if it was asking for 2 cups it would be 2:8 right?

ccswims · Answer

yea, every 2 cups of juice is 8 cups of soda. and every 4 cups of juice is 16 cups of soda

ccswims · Answer

as long as it stays to the 1:4 ratio its fine