Question

To make a punch Anna adds 8 ounces of apple juice for every 4 ounces of orange juice if she uses 32 ounces of apple juice which proportion can she use to find the number of ounces of orange juice x she should add to make the punch

Answer 1

x= 16 ounces

Explanation:

Apple juice: Orange Juice

8:4 = 2:1

For every 2 parts of Apple Juice, 1 part of Orange Juice is used.

So 32 ounces would be equivalent to 2 parts..

This means the proportion of Orange Juice needed would be 16 ounces.