Question

Sergio thinks he will need 90 cups of fruit juice to make 210 cups of punch. Explain his method. How many cups of fruit juice would Sergio need to make 154 cups of punch? Explain your calculations.

Answer 1

66 cups of fruit juice will be required .

Explanation:

According to the question ,

90 Cups of fruit juice is required for making of 210 cups of punch .

So,

For making of one cup of punch ,

`(90)/(210)` =
`(3)/(7)` cups of fruit juice will be required ,

Thus,

For making of 154 cups of punch ,

Total number of cups of fruit juice required will be
`(3)/(7)`×154.

= 66 cups.

Thus a total of 66 cups of fruit juice will be required.