Question

Kim's recipe for fruit punch calls for 3 cups fruit punch syrup to 4 cups of water. Tammy's recipe for fruit punch calls for 5 cups fruit punch syrup to 6 cups water. Whose recipe makes a sweeter fruit punch? Use your knowledge of equivalent ratios,equivalent factionsband comparing to support your answer.

Answer 1

Tammy's recipe makes a sweeter fruit punch. This is because 3/4 (Kim's recipe) equals 18/24 (Tammy's recipe) and 5/6 equals 20/24 and since 20/24 is the bigger ratio, Tammy's recipe will make a sweeter fruit punch. I hope this helps. (: