Question
Maria wants to make fruit punch for a birthday party. She needs to mix three parts ginger ale, two parts cranberry juice, and one part orange juice. Ginger ale costs $2.00 per gallon, cranberry juice costs $4.00 per gallon, and orange juice costs $5.00 per gallon. Maria only has $38 to spend on the ingredients for the punch. How many gallons can she make?
*This question is from a midterm packet that I am having trouble solving. I was wondering if you could help me set up an equation for this. All I know so far is that the equation has to include 38 and g, which represents the amount of gallons that Maria can make.
*This question is from a midterm packet that I am having trouble solving. I was wondering if you could help me set up an equation for this. All I know so far is that the equation has to include 38 and g, which represents the amount of gallons that Maria can make.
Answers
Reiny
number of gallons for each
ginger --- 3x
cranberry -- 2x
orange -- x
cost:
2(3x) + 4(2x) + 5x ≤ 38
19x ≤ 38
x ≤ 2
take it from there, remember I said ≤ .
ginger --- 3x
cranberry -- 2x
orange -- x
cost:
2(3x) + 4(2x) + 5x ≤ 38
19x ≤ 38
x ≤ 2
take it from there, remember I said ≤ .