Question

Monica made strawberry lemonade to serve at her birthday party. In a large pitcher, she mixed 8 ounces of strawberry puree and 40 ounces of lemonade. She had some strawberries left over, so she made another smaller batch. She mixed 5 ounces of strawberry puree and 20 ounces of lemonade in a small jug. Which container's strawberry lemonade had a stronger strawberry flavor? A. the large pitcher B. the smell jug C. Neither​

Answer 1

B. The small jug

Explanation:

Let's write both of the strawberry lemonades as ratios...

8:40

5:20

Now let's change the second ratio to have the amount of lemonade be 40...

10:40 (we multiply both numbers by 2 as 2*20 is 40)

8:40

This means...

Larger jug: For every 40 ounces of lemonade we have 8 ounces of strawberry puree

Smaller jug: For every 40 ounces of lemonade we have 10 ounces of strawberry puree

Therefore the smaller jug has a stronger flavor