Question

Elise does not like sorbet, so she omits that ingredient and adds 5 percent of each of the other ingredients. How many cups of punch will she have if she uses 6 cups orange juice?

Answer 1

20 cups of punch

Explanation:

see the attached figure to better understand the problem

we know that

If Elise adds 5 percent of each of the other ingredients

then

the new percentages are

Ginger Ale=40%+5%=45%

Orange Juice=25%+5%=30%

Pineapple Juice=20%+5%=25%

Sorbet=0%

Find out how many cups of punch will she have if she uses 6 cups of orange juice, using proportion

Let

x ----> the total cups of punch

`(6)/(30\%)=(x)/(100\%)\\\\x=6(100)/30\\\\x=20\ cups\ of\ punch`