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Fractions/Ratios/Decimals

by swerve » Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:31 pm

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An orange drink contains 2 ounces of real orange juice per 100 ounces of the orange drink. If a bottle contains 32 ounces of the drink, how many ounces of
real orange juice does it contain?

A. \(\dfrac{2}{100}\)

B. \(\dfrac{2}{68}\)

C. \(\dfrac{2}{32}\)

D. \(\dfrac{32}{100}\)

E. \(\dfrac{64}{100}\)

The OA is E

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Re: Fractions/Ratios/Decimals

by Jay@ManhattanReview » Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:38 pm
swerve wrote:
Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:31 pm
An orange drink contains 2 ounces of real orange juice per 100 ounces of the orange drink. If a bottle contains 32 ounces of the drink, how many ounces of real orange juice does it contain?

A. \(\dfrac{2}{100}\)

B. \(\dfrac{2}{68}\)

C. \(\dfrac{2}{32}\)

D. \(\dfrac{32}{100}\)

E. \(\dfrac{64}{100}\)

The OA is E

Source: Veritas Prep
The real orange juice would contain (2/100)*32 = 64/100 ounces

The correct answer: E

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Re: Fractions/Ratios/Decimals

by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Fri Apr 10, 2020 2:54 am
swerve wrote:
Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:31 pm
An orange drink contains 2 ounces of real orange juice per 100 ounces of the orange drink. If a bottle contains 32 ounces of the drink, how many ounces of
real orange juice does it contain?

A. \(\dfrac{2}{100}\)

B. \(\dfrac{2}{68}\)

C. \(\dfrac{2}{32}\)

D. \(\dfrac{32}{100}\)

E. \(\dfrac{64}{100}\)

The OA is E

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We can create the following proportion:

2/100 = n/32

64 = 100n

64/100 = n

Answer: E

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