SOLUTION: ) In preparing for a party, John needs to mix a punch consisting of fruit juice, vodka, and soda water in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2, respectively. If John has a 2 L bottle of vodka, h

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Question 1198516: ) In preparing for a party, John needs to mix a punch consisting of fruit juice, vodka, and soda water in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2, respectively. If John has a 2 L bottle of vodka, how much fruit juice and soda water must he mix with it?
Answer by ikleyn(52864)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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From the problem, John has 5 equal parts, 3 equal parts and 2 equal parts,


and 2 liters is 3 equal parts, so each equal part is 2/3 of a liter,


which means that John needs 10/3 liters of the fruit juice and 4/3 liters of soda.

Solved.



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