Question

Emerson is making a punch that contains 60% grape juice and the rest lemon-lime soda. The punch has 2 liters of lemon-lime soda. Part A: Write an equation using one variable that can be used to find the total number of liters of grape juice and lemon-lime soda in the punch. Define the variable used in the equation. (5 points) Part B: How many liters of grape juice are present in the punch? Show your work. (5 points)

Answer 1

A punch contains 60% of grape juice and the rest is lemon - lime soda ( 2 liters).
Part A:
An equation is:
0.6 x + 2 = x,
where x stays for the liters of punch.
Part B:
x - 0.6 x = 2
0.4 x = 2
x = 2 : 0.4
x = 5 liters
Grape juice = 5 - 2 = 3 liters.
Answer: There are 3 liters of grape juice in the punch.