IXL | Find the greater or lower ratio: word problems

Tina and her sister, Kelly, both make orange juice by taking the frozen concentrate their mom buys and mixing it with water in a pitcher. They both use a full can of concentrate, but Kelly always adds more water than Tina. Whose pitcher of orange juice has a stronger orange flavor?

Tina's pitcher of orange juice has a stronger orange flavor.

Kelly's pitcher of orange juice has a stronger orange flavor.

Neither. Both pitchers of orange juice taste the same.

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Rosanne is making a swirled pudding dessert to bring to her friend's barbecue. She mixes chocolate and vanilla pudding in a large bowl for the adults. Then, she decides to make a smaller portion for the kids. In a small bowl, Rosanne mixes half the amount of chocolate pudding and half the amount of vanilla pudding. Which bowl of pudding is more chocolaty?

The large bowl of pudding is more chocolaty.

The small bowl of pudding is more chocolaty.

Neither. The bowls of pudding are equally chocolaty.

solution

In a large bowl, Rosanne mixes chocolate and vanilla pudding. In a small bowl, she mixes half the amount of chocolate pudding and half the amount of vanilla pudding. So, Rosanne makes the same pudding as she made before, but with half as much in the small bowl.

The bowls of pudding are equally chocolaty.

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Lesson: Ratios

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