To make a fruit punch orange juice and apple juice are mixed together in the ratio 3:1
Beth wanted to make 16 litres of punch and calculates that she would need 12 litres of orange
juice.
Is this correct?
Justify your answer by calculation.
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Respuesta :

Answer:

It is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Orange to Apple juice = 3:1.

Work out the 'multiplier':

3 + 1 = 4.

3 parts are orange so we need 3 * the multiplier = 3*4 = 12  litres.