Question

A beverage company makes 100 percent sign cranapple juice, which is made up of 1 3 over 4 parts of cranberry juice to 5 1 fourth parts of apple juice, with no other ingredients. How much apple juice is in 56 fluid ounces of cranapple juice? (Assume each part is one fluid ounce.)

Answer 1

1.75 cranberry/ 5.25 apple
1.75 + 5.25 = 7 total
so fraction that is apple is 5.25/7
(5.25 / 7) * 56 = 42 oz apple

Answer 2

35