Servings & Ratio

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Servings & Ratio

by relaxin99 » Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:24 pm
According to the directions on a 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?


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by krisraam » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:47 pm
The ratio of concentrate to water is 1:3

total juice is 200 * 6 = 1200

concentrate is 1200/4 = 300

No of cans = 300/12 = 25

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