Maria wants to make some lemonade. Maria has 2.5 cups of
lemon juice that she will use.
Lemonade Recipe
1 cup lemon juice
6 cups water
2 cups sugar
Question: How many cups of water should Maria use so that the
lemonade tastes the same as the original recipe?

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Respuesta :

The number of cups of water Maria will use do the lemonade tastes the same as the original recipe is 15 cups

How to find equivalent ratio of water

Original recipe of lemonade juice:

  • 1 cup lemon juice
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 cups sugar

ratio of lemon juice to water = 1 : 6

New recipe

2.5 cups of lemon juice

x = cups of water

  • Equate the ratio

1 : 6 = 2.5 : x

1/6 = 2.5/x

1 × x = 6 × 2.5

x = 15

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