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Carmen is making a strawberry drink. The recipe calls for 5 parts strawberry juice and 3 parts water. Carmen would like to make 64 fluid ounces of strawberry drink. How many fluid ounces of strawberry juice and water does Carmen need.

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Answer:

You need 40 ounces of strawberry juice and 24 ounces of water

Explanation:

You start by setting up an equation that going to be 5x+3x=64

Then you solve and get x=8

Then you substitute into your original equation 5(8)+3(8)=64

You end up with 40+24=64

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