Question

To make a punch Anna adds 8 ounces of apple juice for every 4 ounces of orange juice if she uses 32 ounces of apple juice which proportion can she use to find the number of ounces of orange juice x she should add to make the punch

Answer 1

Explanation:

If our ratio is apple juice to orange juice, then the proportion will be

`(a)/(o):(8)/(4)`

If we are looking for how much orange juice she needs if she uses 32 ounces of apple juice, then 32 goes on top of a new ratio and x goes on bottom:

`(a)/(o):(8)/(4)=(32)/(x)`

That's the proportion. If you need to solve it, cross multiply to get

8x = 128 so

x = 16 ounces of orange juice