Question

A recipe for fruit punch calls for cranberry juice and sparkling water. The ratio of cups of cranberry juice to cups of sparkling water is 6:24. According to the recipe, how many cups of cranberry juice are needed for every 1.5 cup of sparkling water? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

6/24 = x/1.5

Cross multiply and solve for x.

Answer 2

x=3/8

Answer 3

Correct!

So the answer is 3/8.