A punch recipe has a ratio of 3 pints of sparkling water to 5 pints of fruit juice. How much sparkling water is there for each pint of fruit juice?

1 Answer
Jan 19, 2018

#0.6# pints of sparkling water

Explanation:

Simply, this question says that the amount of sparkling water used is directly proportional to the amount of fruit juice produced.

Here, #3# pints of sparkling water make #5# pints of fruit juice.

#1# pint of fruit juice requires #3/5# pints of sparkling water.

#3/5=0.6#

#:. 0.6# pints of sparkling water are required for each pint of fruit juice.