SOLUTION: Jane has 12 litres of orange she needs 70 litres and the ratio is 1 litre of orange and 5 litres of water does she have enough orange

Question 1009182: Jane has 12 litres of orange she needs 70 litres and the ratio is 1 litre of orange and 5 litres of water does she have enough orange

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jane has 12 litres of orange JUICE.

She needs 70 litres and the ratio is 1 litre of orange JUICE and 5 litres of water.

Does she have enough orange?

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Concentration as a fraction is Orange Juice.

x, litres Orange Juice
y, litres water

If this makes good sense to you, then you are understanding. The rest is algebra.

If x is less than 12, then Jane does not have enough orange juice.

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If the concentration and the ratio were the confusing parts, then 1 litre of OJ and 5 litres of water make total of 6 liters. The concentration as OJ is . The shows amount of Orange juice as numerator and amount of what is the be prepared as denominator, the 70 litres total volume.
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