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Quant Problem - Orange Juice ???

by tito1545 » Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:38 am
Could anyone please give me a step by step procedure for this problem ?

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 ?

A)25
B)34
C)50
D)67
C)100
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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:01 pm
According to the directions on a can of 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.
A. 25
B. 34
C. 50
D. 67
E. 100
Ratio of concentrate to water = 1:3.
Thus, concentrate = 1/4 of the total.
Total juice to be prepared = 200*6 = 1200 ounces.
Amount of concentrate needed = 1/4 * 1200 = 300 ounces.
Number of cans needed = 300/12 = 25.

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by tito1545 » Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:10 pm
Cheers for that , much appreciated