Question

1. A fruit punch recipe contains 8 ounces of pineapple juice and makes enough punch for 20 servings. If150 servings need to be prepared for a party, how many ounces of pineapple juice are needed?Let x =Proportion:Solution:2. Zach can read 7 pages of a book in 5 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take him to read the entire175 page book?Let x =Proportion:Solution:

Answer 1

Let x be the number of ounces.

A fruit punch recipe contains 8 ounces of pineapple juice and makes enough punch for 20 servings: Proportion:

`\begin{gathered} \frac{\text{xoz}}{150servings}=\frac{8oz}{20\text{servings}} \\ \\ (x)/(150)=(8)/(20) \\ \\ \end{gathered}`

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