Question

A punch recipe calls for 4 cups of lemonade to 3 cups of sparkling juice. If Sara is making 42 cups of punch, the how many cups of lemonade does she need/

A.) Greg says that she needs 16 cups of lemonade
B.) Grace says that she needs 24 cups of lemonade

Answer 1

Grace is correct. She needs 24 cups of lemonade.

Explanation:

With the current ratio 4:3, if you were to have 24 cups of lemonade, then you would have 18 cups of sparkling juice. 24 + 18 = 42 total cups of punch.