Question

claire mixes 2 1/2 cups of water with 1/3 cup of orange juice concentrate. Han mixes 1 2/3 cups of water with 1/4 cup of orange juice concentrate. whose orange juice mixture tastes stronger? explain and show your reasoning

Answer 1

Han's mixture tastes stronger, because...

Han's uses 6 2/3 cups of water for every 1 cup of orange juice concentrate.

Clare uses 7 1/2 cups of water for every 1 cup of orange juice concentrate.

Explanation:

Claire

Cups of water = 2 1/2 cups

Cups of orange juice = 1/3

Cups of water for every cup of orange juice = 2 1/2 ÷ 1/3

= 5/2 × 3/1

= 15/2

= 7 1/2

Han:

Cups of water = 1 2/3 cups

Cups of orange juice = 1/4 cups

Cups of water for every cup of orange juice = 1 2/3 ÷ 1/4

= 5/3 × 4/1

= 20/3

= 6 2/3