Jonna mixed 1/4 gallon of orange juice and 1/2 gallon of pineapple juice to make punch. each serving is 1/16 gallon. how many servings can jonna make?

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Dimitris Makris · Answer 1 · 2017-11-08T04:28:20+0000

Answer:

12 servings.

Explanation:

We have been Joanna mixed 1/4 gallon of orange juice and 1/2 gallon of pineapple juice to make punch.

First of all, we will find amount of punch by adding amount of orange juice and pineapple juice as:

$\text{Amount of punch}=(1)/(4)+(1)/(2)$

Make a common denominator:

$\text{Amount of punch}=(1)/(4)+(1*2)/(2*2)$

$\text{Amount of punch}=(1)/(4)+(2)/(4)$

$\text{Amount of punch}=(1+2)/(4)$

$\text{Amount of punch}=(3)/(4)$

Now, we will divide total amount of punch by amount of each serving to find number of servings.

$\text{Number of servings}=(3)/(4)/ (1)/(16)$

Convert to multiplication problem by flipping the 2nd fraction:

$\text{Number of servings}=(3)/(4)* (16)/(1)$

$\text{Number of servings}=3* 4$

$\text{Number of servings}=12$

Therefore, Jonna can make 12 servings of punch shake.