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prashanth.guru
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This can be solved using equivalent ratios.According to the directions on can of frozen orange juice concentrate, 1 can of concentrate is to be mixed with 3 cans of water to make orange juice. How many 12 ounce cans of the concentrate are required to prepare 200 6-ounce servings of orange juice.
25
34
50
67
100
The first part tells that, for every 1 can of concentrate, we can make 4 cans of juice.
Let's be even more generic, for 1 volume of concentrate, we can make 4 volumes of juice.
Okay, now notice that we have a problem with the volume mismatch in the question. It involves 12-ounce cans of concentrate and 6-ounce servings.
So, let's reword the question. Instead of making 200 6-ounce servings of juice, let's make 100 12-ounce servings of juice. We're still making the same amount of juice.
We're now asking, "How many 12-ounce cans of the concentrate are required to prepare 100 12-ounce serving of orange juice?
We'll solve this question using equivalent ratios.
(volume of concentrate)/(volume of juice): 1/4 = x/100
Solve for x to get [spoiler]x=25[/spoiler]
So, the answer is A
Cheers,
Brent
