Question

Tom has a recipe for punch that calls for 1/2 gallon of fruit drink, how much fruit drink will tom need to make 5/2 batches of the recipe

Answer 1

Tom will need
`(5)/(4)` gallons of fruit drink.

Explanation:

Hint- This question can be solved by unitary method.

Tom has a recipe for punch that calls for
`(1)/(2)` gallon of fruit drink.

i.e for 1 batch of the punch Tom needs
`(1)/(2)` gallon of fruit drink.

For
`(5)/(2)` batch of the punch Tom needs
`(1)/(2)* (5)/(2)=(5)/(4)` gallons of fruit drink.

Therefore, Tom will need
`(5)/(4)` gallons of fruit drink.