SOLUTION: Ragini made 6 litres of lemonade by mixing 1.5 litres of lemon juice and rest water. How much lemon juice will be will be needed to make 16 litres of lemonade.

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Question 1123988: Ragini made 6 litres of lemonade by mixing 1.5 litres of lemon juice and rest water. How much lemon juice will be will be needed to make 16 litres of lemonade.
Answer by ikleyn(52810) About Me  (Show Source):
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In your post, you forgot to mention that the second lemonade is of the same concentration as the first one.


If it so, then use the proportion


1.5%2F6 = x%2F16.


From the proportion, get  x = %281.5%2A16%29%2F6 = 4.


Answer.  4 liters of lemonade.