Question

A recipe for fruit punch calls for 2 cups of pineapple juice for every 3 cups of orange juice.If you are going to use 16.5 cups of orange juice how much pineapple juice would you need?

Answer 1

Good evening ,  Answer: We need 11 cups of pineapple. ___________________ Step-by-step explanation: 2 cups of pineapple juice for every 3 cups of orange juice. Let’s suppose ❝x❞ is the number of pineapple cups needed for 16.5 cups of orange juice. So we get this equality:  $\frac{2}{3} = \frac{x}{16.5}$ then x = $\frac{2*(16.5)}{3}$ then x = $\frac{33}{3} = 11$   :)

Answer 2

Answer: 11 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A recipe for fruit punch calls for 2 cups of pineapple juice for every 3 cups of orange juice.

Let x be the number of cups of pineapple juice would be needed for 16.5 cups of orange juice.

Since the quantity of pineapple juice is proportional to the quantity of orange juice to make fruit punch , so we have the following equation:-

$\dfrac{x}{16.5}=\dfrac{2}{3}\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\dfrac{16.5\times2}{3}=11$

Hence, the 11 cups of pineapple would be needed.