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3 Ramón makes nectar for a hummingbird feeder by mixing 8 cups of water with 2 cups of sugar. Tiffany makes nectar by mixing 9 cups of water with 3 cups of sugar. Whose nectar is more sugary? Explain.​

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Answer:

Tiffany's nectar is more sugary

Explanation:

Given

Ramon:


Water = 8\ cups


Sugar = 2\ cups

Tiffany


Water = 9\ cups


Sugar = 3\ cups

Required

The nectar with more sugar

To do this, we simply calculate the fraction of sugar in both nectar.

This is calculated as:


Fraction = (Sugar)/(Sugar + Water)

For Ramon:


Fraction = (2)/(8 + 2)


Fraction = (2)/(10) = 0.20

For Tiffany


Fraction = (3)/(3 + 9)


Fraction = (3)/(12) = 0.25

From the calculations above:


0.25 > 0.20

Hence: Tiffany's nectar is more sugary

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