You have just passed your algebra class and you are ready to celebrate! You invite your friends over for a party. You want to make a punch and you find a recipe that calls for 4 parts of orange juice for every 5 parts of pineapple juice. You have 18 ounces of pineapple juice. How much orange juice do you need? You must set up an equation and solve.

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Larry Hansen

Mathematics

25 March, 18:31

You have just passed your algebra class and you are ready to celebrate! You invite your friends over for a party. You want to make a punch and you find a recipe that calls for 4 parts of orange juice for every 5 parts of pineapple juice. You have 18 ounces of pineapple juice. How much orange juice do you need? You must set up an equation and solve.

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Rodolfo Randall · Answer 1

(18/5) * 4=x

x=ounces of OJ

3.6*4=x

14.4=x

14.4 ounces

Explanation:

The 18/5 is the upscale ratio from recipe to your ingredients. All you must do is multiply the upscale ratio to the recipe to find your amount