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Josie makes fruit punch by mixing fruit juice and lemonade in the ratio 1:2
She needs to make 18 litres of punch for a party.
How much of each ingredient does she need?
Fruit juice =
litres
Lemonade = litres


Sagot :

Answer:

  Fruit juice: 6 L

  Lemonade: 12 L

Step-by-step explanation:

The fraction of the punch that is fruit juice is 1/(1+2) = 1/3. The amount of fruit juice Josie will need for 18 L of punch is ...

  fruit juice = (1/3)(18 L) = 6 L

The remaining 18 -6 = 12 L of liquid is lemonade.

  Fruit juice: 6 L

  Lemonade: 12 L