Vikranth’s recipe for fruit punch called for 5 parts of water to 2 parts of fruit punch. Set up a proportion and find out how much water did he need for 8 cups of punch mix? About the author Natalia
Answer: 2 cups of fruit punch = 5 parts of water 8 cups of fruit punch = 8 × 5 /2 = 4 × 5 = 20 cups the proportion is 2 : 5 : : 8 : 20 Reply
Answer:
2 cups of fruit punch = 5 parts of water
8 cups of fruit punch = 8 × 5 /2
= 4 × 5
= 20 cups
the proportion is 2 : 5 : : 8 : 20