Question

Shelby is following a recipe to make punch for her party. the recipe calls for 5 cups of juice for every 2 cups of soda. how many cups of soda will she need if she plans to make at least 56 cups of punch.

Answer 1

The equation for this problem would be 56=2x+5x, which can be simplified to 56=7x, x being the number of cups of soda. To find x you must get it alon be dividing both sides by 7 (56/7=7x/7). Doing this gives you 8=x, or in other words 8 cups of soda.
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