Question

Steve is making punch for a party. the recipe requires twice as much orange juice as cranberry juice and 8 times as much ginger ale as cranberry juice. if he plans to make 176 oz of punch, how much of each inredient should he use

Answer 1

Mark the cranberry justice as x. Then, he needs x oz cranberry juice, 2x oz orange juice and 8x oz ginger ale. Then make the following equation:

`x + 2x + 8x = 176 \\ 11x = 176 \\ x = 176 / 11 \\ x = 16`
He needs x=16 oz cranberry juice, 2x=32 oz orange juice and 8x=128 oz ginger ale.