Question

A drink is made by mixing orange juice and lemonade in the ratio 1:4

Lemonade costs 80pence per litre

Orange juice costs £1.20 per litre

Work out the cost of making 3 litre of the drink.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 liter of punch is 1/5 juice, 4/5 lemonade

so, the cost is

1/5 * 6.00 + 4/5 * 0.50 = 1.20+0.40 = 1.60

the profit per liter is 2.00-1.60 = 0.40

0.40/1.60 = 0.25 = 25% profit

(based on cost

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Answer 2

Answer:

1 litre has 1/5 orange and 4/5 lemonade

3 litres will have 3/5 orange and 12/5 lemonade

( 3/5 * 1.2 ) + ( 12/5 * 0.8 )

0.64 + 0.72 = 1.36