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) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can use proportions to solve this problem.
30%2F8+=+x%2F10 Multiply both sides by 10.
300%2F8+=+x
x+=+37.5 No rounding is necessary.
You'll need 37.5 oz of mix to make 10 quarts of drink.