Question

Harper and Ryder each made lemonade. Harper mixed 2 cups of lemon for every gallon of water, and Ryder mixed 5 cups of lemon for every 3 gallons of water. Which of the following statements is true?

A) Harper and Ryder used the same ratio of lemon to water.

B) Harper used more lemon per gallon of water than Ryder.

C) Ryder used more lemon per gallon of water than Harper.

D) The ratio of lemon to water cannot be determined based on the information provided.

Answer 1

Harper used more lemon per gallon of water than Ryder.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine which of the given statements is true, we need to compare the ratios of lemon to water for Harper and Ryder.

For Harper, the ratio is 2 cups of lemon for every gallon of water, which can be written as 2:1.

For Ryder, the ratio is 5 cups of lemon for every 3 gallons of water, which can be simplified to 5:3.

From comparing the ratios, we can see that Harper used more lemon per gallon of water than Ryder. Therefore, the correct statement is B) Harper used more lemon per gallon of water than Ryder.