Question

Maria and laurie are making orange juice.Maria use 2 cups of concentrate and 5 cups of water. Laurie uses 3 cups of concentrate and 7 cups of water . Whose mix would be the strongest? Why?

Answer 1

Explanation:

To obtain the strongest mix :

Maria:

2 cups of concentrate ; 5 cups of water

Ratio = 2/5 = 0.4 concentrate per 1 cup of water

Laurie:

3 cups of concentrate ; 7 cups of water

Ratio = 3/7 = 0.4285714 concentrate per 1 cup of water

0.4285714 > 0.4

Hence, Laurie's mix is the strongest as it has higher concentrate per cup of water.