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Henry mixes 1 cup grape concentrate with 4 cups water to make his favorite drink. How much water will he need to mix if he uses 5 cups grape concentrate

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the ratio between concentrate and water is

1 cup concentrate: 4 cups water

If you have 5 cups of concentrate, you’ll need the proportionate amount of water.


5(1 cup of concentrate): 5(4 cups water)

5 cups concentrate: 20 cups water


1/4=5/20


Henry needs 20 cups of water to make his drink.
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Answer:he will need to mix 20 cups of water if he uses 5 cups grape concentrate.

Explanation:

Henry mixes 1 cup grape concentrate with 4 cups water to make his favorite drink. It means that the number of cups of grape concentrate that henry requires to mix 1 cup of water would be

1/4

Therefore, the number of cups of water that he needs to mix if he uses 5 cups grape concentrate would be

5/(1/4) = 20 cups of water

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