Question

A recipe calls for 5 parts strawberry juice to 3 parts water. To make 64 fluid ounces of the strawberry drink. How many fluid ounces of strawberry juice and water is needed?

Answer 1

40 parts of strawberry juice

24 parts of water

Explanation:

let s be strawberry juice, w be water and let p be parts

5s+3w=8p

you want to have 64 parts for 64 oz

so everything must be multiplied by 8