Question

Students are making lemonade from a powdered lemon drink mix. Isaac mixes 3 cups of water and 2 cups of powdered lemon mix. Mariam mixes 5 cups of water and 4 cups of powdered lemon mix. Use Isaac and Mariam’s proportions of powdered lemon mix to determine whose mix will be more lemony.

Answer 1

Ariana's percentage of lemon cups is 85%.

Andre's percentage of lemon cups is 48%.

Explanation:

Ariana:

Lemon cups = 17

Total cups = 17 + 3 = 20

Percent of lemon cups.

= 17/20 x 100

= 17 x 5

= 85%

Andres:

Lemon cups = 10

Total cups = 11

Percent of lemon cups. = 10/21 x 100 = 48%