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To Find:
Which proportion can be used to find x , the number of ounces of orange juice needed?
Answer to Problem 69STP
The correct choice is (C)
Explanation of Solution
Given Information :
A recipe for fruit punch calls for 2 ounces of orange juice for every 8 ounces of lemonade. Jennifer uses 64 ounces of lemonade and x ounces of orange juice.
Calculation:
The fraction of orange juice to lemonade for one recipe can be represented by
Now , if x ounces of orange juice needed , if 64 ounces of lemonade are used , can be represented by
Hence, from equation (1) and (2), we have :
So, the correct choice is (C)
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