Question

A tea company is making a special blend of two teas for a customer. The ratio of green tea to peppermint tea in the blend is 2 to 2 1/2 . How much peppermint tea is in 90 ounces of the blend?

Answer 1

Write a comparison for the need of green tea and peppermint tea
green tea : peppermint tea = 2 : 2.5

Use the ratio above to solve the problem
the sum of two comparison = 2 + 2.5
the sum of two comparison = 4.5

peppermint tea = ratio of peppermint/sum of ratio × the sum of ounces
peppermint tea = 2.5/4.5 × 90
peppermint tea = (2.5 × 90)/4.5
peppermint tea = 225/4.5
peppermint tea = 50

The tea company needs 50 ounces to make the blend

Answer 2

There is 40 ounces of Green tea and 50 ounces of peppermint tea. Good luck!