SOLUTION: Please show me how to do this! Thank you! If a 30 oz can of lemonade drink mix makes 8 quarts, how much mix is needed to make 10 quarts of drink? i know how to set it up but i d

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Question 25344: Please show me how to do this! Thank you!
If a 30 oz can of lemonade drink mix makes 8 quarts, how much mix is needed to make 10 quarts of drink?
i know how to set it up but i don't know how to round the anwser to the nearest hundreth when neccessary

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can use proportions to solve this problem.
Multiply both sides by 10.

No rounding is necessary.
You'll need 37.5 oz of mix to make 10 quarts of drink.

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