Question

Each camper gets a 1/2 cup of juice. For each mux how much concentrate and how much water are needed to make juice for 240 campers.


Mix A
2 cups concentrate
3 cups water

Mix B
5 cups concentrate
9 cups water

Mix C
1 cup concentrate
2 cups water

Mix D
3 cups concentrate
5 cups water

Answer 1

1/2 of 240 = 120 cups

A. 120 / 5 = 24
24 * 2 = 48 cups concentrate
24 * 3 = 72 cups water

I'm sure you can use that example to figure the other problems out.

Please post your answers and we'll be glad to check them.

Answer 2

B=70 cups concentarte:126 cups water
C=40 cups concentarte:80 cups water
D=90 cups concentrate:150 cups water

Answer 3

B = 70 + 126 = 196 cups -- OOps -- too much

C = Correct

D = 240 cups -- Oops -- you've just made twice as much as you need.

Answer 4

B= I can not seem to figure this particular question correctly, when I get an answer it doent add up or doenst make sense.
D=45 cups concentrate: 75 cups water

Answer 5

I can figure out the others but dont understand how to do B?

A: 48 concentrate and 72 water
C: 40 concentrate and 80 water
D: 45 concentrate and 75 water