Question

Sharon is making 100 liters of punch for a party. The punch contains ginger ale (g) and fruit juice (f). The cost of the ginger ale is $1 per liter and the fruit juice is $1.50 per liter. If Sharon spent a total of $130, how many liters of each did she put in the punch? Which system of equations matches the situation? A) B) C) D)

Answer 1

Sharon put 60 liters of Fruit Juice and 40 liters of Ginger Ale into the punch. 60 liters of fruit juice at $1.50 is $90.00 in fruit juice. 40 liters of ginger ale is $40.00 in ginger ale. $90.00 + $40.00 is $130.00