Question

Makayla's recipe for Orange Surprise uses 2 cans of orange juice for every 3 liters of soda water. How much soda water would Makayla need if she used 12 cans of orange juice?

A. 15 liters of soda water
B. 18 liters of soda water
C. 8 liters of soda water
D. 13 liters of soda water

Answer 1

Makayla would need 18 liters of soda water if she used 12 cans of orange juice.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much soda water Makayla would need if she used 12 cans of orange juice, you need to set up a proportion.

Since Makayla uses 2 cans of orange juice for every 3 liters of soda water, the ratio would be:

• 2 cans of orange juice : 3 liters of soda water

To find out how much soda water Makayla needs, you can set up the proportion:

• 2 cans of orange juice / 3 liters of soda water = 12 cans of orange juice / x liters of soda water

Cross-multiplying gives:

• (2 cans of orange juice) * (x liters of soda water) = (3 liters of soda water) * (12 cans of orange juice)

Simplifying:

• 2x = 36

Dividing both sides by 2:

• x = 18

Therefore, Makayla would need 18 liters of soda water if she used 12 cans of orange juice.