SOLUTION: A fruit punch is made of cranberry juice, lime juice, and soda water. In the ratio 5:1:4. determine the lime juice needed if we are making 2L or 2000 ml of the fruit punch.

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Question 1158361: A fruit punch is made of cranberry juice, lime juice, and soda water. In the ratio 5:1:4. determine the lime juice needed if we are making 2L or 2000 ml of the fruit punch.
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CRAN, LIME, SODA
 5   :   1  :   4

2000 ml. correspond to 5%2B1%2B4=highlight_green%2810%29 parts.

The lime juice is 1 of those 10 parts, or 200 ml.