document.write( "Question 92615: A measuring cup contains 1/5 of a cup of orange juice. It is then filled to the 1 cup mark with a mixture that contains equal amounts of orange, grapefruit, and pineapple juices. What fraction of the final mixture is orange juice? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #67431 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A measuring cup contains 1/5 of a cup of orange juice. It is then filled to the 1 cup mark with a mixture that contains equal amounts of orange, grapefruit, and pineapple juices. What fraction of the final mixture is orange juice? \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "1st cup DATA: \n" ); document.write( "amount = (1/5) cup ; amount of orange juice = (1/5) cup \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "2nd cup DATA: \n" ); document.write( "amount = 1 cup ; Amount of orange juice = (1/3) cup \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Final Mixture DATA: \n" ); document.write( "Amount = (6/5) cup ; amount of orange juice = [(1/5) + (1/3)] = 8/15 cup \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( "What fraction of the final mixture is orange juice? \n" ); document.write( "Final answer: (8/15)/(6/5) = (8/15)*(5/6) = 4/9 ot the final mixture is OJ. \n" ); document.write( "================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |