SOLUTION: Ellen is making grape drink. The recipe calls for 2 parts grape concentrate to 6 parts water. She wants to make 80 fluid ounces. How many ounces of grape concentrate and water does

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Question 895670: Ellen is making grape drink. The recipe calls for 2 parts grape concentrate to 6 parts water. She wants to make 80 fluid ounces. How many ounces of grape concentrate and water does she need?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look at the total number of parts for the ratio. 2%2B6=8; and note that 2%2F8=1%2F4 is the FRACTION as grape drink concentrate.

Holding the calculations in the head, 20 fluid ounces of the concentrate plus 60 fluid ounces of water.