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Liam mixed together quarts of orange juice and quarts of pineapple juice. Then he added quarts of seltzer to make punch. How much more juice than seltzer did Liam use to make punch?

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Answer: 3 3/4 quarts

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User Stefan Krawczyk
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Answer:


2(1)/(4)

Explanation:

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Given


Orange\ Juice = 1(1)/(4)quart


Pineapple\ Juice = 2(1)/(2)quart


Seltzer = 1(1)/(2)quart

Required

Determine how much juice than seltzer used.

To do this, we first calculate the total amount of juice


Juice = Orange + Pineapple


Juice = 1(1)/(4) + 2(1)/(2)


Juice = (5)/(4) + (5)/(2)

Take LCM


Juice = (5+10)/(4)


Juice = (15)/(4)

Then subtract the amount of seltzer used.


Juice - Seltzer = (15)/(4)-1(1)/(2)


Juice - Seltzer = (15)/(4)-(3)/(2)

Take LCM


Juice - Seltzer = (15 - 6)/(4)


Juice - Seltzer = (9)/(4)


Juice - Seltzer = 2(1)/(4)

The amount of juice used more than seltzer is
2(1)/(4)

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