Question

Samantha and Caden are planning an end-of-school party for the computer club at their school. They each suggest a recipe for punch to serve at the party.

Samantha's Recipe


3

1

2

parts cranapple juice


2

1

2

parts lemonade


Caden's Recipe


4

1

4

parts cranapple juice


3

3

4

parts lemonade


For each recipe, write a ratio that compares the number of parts of lemonade to the total number of parts.









Which recipe will have the stronger lemon taste? Explain how you determined your answer.

Answer 1

Answer and Step-by-step explanation:

Samantha's recipe has:

3 parts cranapple juice

2 parts lemonade

In total, this recipe has:

t = 3 + 2

t = 5

ratio =
`(2)/(5)`

Caden's recipe has

4 parts cranapple juice

3 parts lemonade

In total:

t = 4 + 3

t = 7

ratio =
`(3)/(7)`

The punch with stronger lemon taste will be the one whose recipe have a bigger proportion of lemon.

For Samantha's recipe, the proportion is 2 ÷ 5 = 0.4

For Caden's, 3 ÷ 7 = 0.43

Caden's punch will have a slightly stronger taste of lemon, because its proportion is slightly higher than Samantha's.