Question

Sharon is making 100 liters of punch for a party. The punch contains ginger ale (g) and fruit juice (f). The cost of the ginger ale is $1 per liter and the fruit juice is $1.50 per liter. If Sharon spent a total of $130, how many liters of each did she put in the punch?
Which solution is reasonable?
A) 30 liters of ginger ale and 45 liters of fruit juice
B) 40 liters of ginger ale and 60 liters of fruit juice
C) 40 liters of ginger ale and 30 liters of fruit juice
Eliminate
D) 50 liters of ginger ale and 70 liters of fruit juice

Answer 1

B) 40 liters of ginger ale and 60 liters of fruit juice.