A punch recipe requires 2 cups of cranberry juice to make 3 gallons. Using the same recipe what is the amount of cranberry juice needed for 1 gallon of punch?

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asked May 2, 2018 94.5k views

2 Answers

Brahmakumar M · Answer 1 · 2018-05-03T19:34:42+0000

2/3 (two-thirds) because for 3 gallons you use 2 cups so you divide by three to get one gallon and 2 divided by 3 is two-thirds.

Ohaal · Answer 2 · 2018-05-07T20:21:05+0000

Answer:

(2)/(3) cups of cranberry juice is needed for one gallon of punch.

Explanation:

A punch recipe requires 2 cups of cranberry juice to make 3 gallons.

Let x cups of cranberry juice is needed for one gallon of punch.

We can set up the proportion like -

(2)/(3) =(x)/(1)

=>
3x=2

x=(2)/(3)

Therefore,
(2)/(3) cups of cranberry juice is needed for one gallon of punch.