Question

Daniel uses ⅘ cup of orange juice for every ⅓ cup of pineapple juice to make a fruit drink. how much orange juice does he need for every cup of pineapple juice?

Answer 1

2.4 cups of orange juice would be needed for 1 cup of pineapple juice.

Using the parameters given for our Calculation;

• ⅘ cup of oranges = ⅓ cup of pineapples

We can write a proportional expression as :

⅘ = ⅓

x = 1

cross multiply

x/3 = 4/5

5x = 3 × 4

5x = 12

x = 2.4

Hence, 2.4 cups of orange juice would be need