Question

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.​

Answer 1

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