Question

A beverage is made by mixing 1 part of water with 3 parts of fruit juice. How many parts of water are mixed with 1 part of fruit juice?
A: 1 over 3.
B: 1 over 2.
C: 3 over 2.
D: 3 over 1.

Answer 1

for evey 1 part of water there is 3 parts juice so if there's only 1 part jucie it would be a 1/3

Answer 2

Answer:  The correct option is (A) 1 over 3.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that a beverage is made by mixing 1 part of water with 3 parts of fruit juice.

We are to find the number of parts of water that are mixed with 1 part of fruit juice.

We will be using the UNITARY method to solve the given problem.

We have

Number of parts of water that are mixed with 3 parts of fruit juice = 1,

Therefore, the number of parts of water that are mixed with 1 part of fruit juice is given by

$\dfrac{1}{3}.$

Thus, the required number of parts of water is 1 over 3.

Option (A) is CORRECT.