SOLUTION: A recipe for fruit punch says to use 8 ounces of orange juice for every 3 ounces of grape juice. Nicky used 72 ounces of orange juice. How many fewer ounces of grape juice were use

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Question 1119903: A recipe for fruit punch says to use 8 ounces of orange juice for every 3 ounces of grape juice. Nicky used 72 ounces of orange juice. How many fewer ounces of grape juice were used?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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orange%2Fgrape=8%2F3


g, parts of grape juice

72%2Fg=8%2F3

g%2F72=3%2F8

g=72%2A3%2F8=27

"How many fewer FLUID OUNCES of grape juice used THAN Orange juice?"
72-27=highlight%2845%29