SOLUTION: A beverage requires three parts of water to two parts of concentrates. What part of the mixture is water ?

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Question 678626: A beverage requires three parts of water to two parts of concentrates. What part of the mixture is water ?
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Three parts water and two parts concentrate means that out of every 3+2=5 parts of the mixture 3/5 is water and 2/5 is concentrate. That means that 3/5 or 60% is water
Hope this helps---ptaylor