Question

Beverages at the store
2,000 milliliters of soda
2.5 liters of apple juice
1,500 milliliters of fruit punch
2 liters of lemonade

Mandy wants to buy a variety of beverages for her birthday party. She wants to make sure she has enough to drink for all her friends, so she decided to buy 10 liters of beverages. If she buys a least one container of each beverage, what combinations of beverages can she buy to equal exactly 10 liters.

Answer 1

1. 2 containers of soda (2,000 milliliters each) + 2 containers of apple juice (2.5 liters each) = 9 liters

2. 1 container of soda (2,000 milliliters) + 2 containers of apple juice (2.5 liters each) + 1 container of fruit punch (1,500 milliliters) = 10 liters

3. 2 containers of lemonade (2 liters each) + 1 container of apple juice (2.5 liters) = 6.5 liters

4. 2 containers of soda (2,000 milliliters each) + 2 containers of fruit punch (1,500 milliliters each) = 7 liters

5. 1 container of soda (2,000 milliliters) + 1 container of apple juice (2.5 liters) + 1 container of fruit punch (1,500 milliliters) + 1 container of lemonade (2 liters) = 8 liters

Therefore, Mandy has the following options for purchasing a combination of beverages to equal exactly 10 liters:
- Option 2: 1 container of soda, 2 containers of apple juice, 1 container of fruit punch
- Option 5: 1 container of soda, 1 container of apple juice, 1 container of fruit punch, 1 container of lemonade