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To make fruit punch, susannah mixes lemonade with orange juice in the ratio 5:9 she uses 40 ounces of lemonade. How many ounces of orange juice does she use?

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Not 100% sure if this is correct but:

40/5 = 8 - therefore - 8x9 = 72

I believe she uses 72 ounces of orange juice

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