Question

Apple juice and cranberry juice have been mixed in the ratio 4:5. If the price of apple juice is 45 cents per pint and the price of cranberry juice is $.08 per pint, what should the price of one pint of the mixture be?

Answer 1

The ratio of apple and cranberry juice is 4:5
The price of 1 pint of apple juice is $0.45
The price of 1 pint of cranberry juice is $0.08
from the ratio given, the price amount of apple juice in the mixture will be:
4/5×0.45=$0.36
the price amount of cranberry juice in the mixture will be:
1/5×0.08=$0.016
the price of the mixture will be given by:
0.36+0.016
=$0.376