A company sells fruit smoothies in two sizes: 6 ounces and 20 ounces. You know that a 6-ounce bottle contains 96 milligrams of s

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A company sells fruit smoothies in two sizes: 6 ounces and 20 ounces. You know that a 6-ounce bottle contains 96 milligrams of s

odium. If the amount of sodium is directly proportional to the fluid ounces of smoothie, how many milligrams of sodium does a 20-ounce bottle contain?
And can yall put an explanation please

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expeople1 [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-12-03T23:02:18+03:00

expeople1 [14]2 years ago

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Answer:

320 milligrams of sodium

Step-by-step explanation:

Create a proportion where x is the milligrams of sodium a 20 ounce bottle has:

$\frac{96}{6}$ = $\frac{x}{20}$

Cross multiply and solve for x

1920 = 6x

320 = x

So, a 20 ounce bottle will have 320 milligrams of sodium