A container has 60 liters of a mixture of juice and water in the ratio 4:1. How much juice is in the mixture?
Correct Answer: 48 liters
- Step 1: Understand the total amount of the mixture, which is 60 liters.
- Step 2: Identify the ratio of juice to water, which is 4:1.
- Step 3: Calculate the total parts in the ratio: 4 (juice) + 1 (water) = 5 parts.
- Step 4: Determine how much one part is worth by dividing the total mixture by the total parts: 60 liters / 5 parts = 12 liters per part.
- Step 5: Calculate the amount of juice by multiplying the number of parts for juice (4) by the value of one part: 4 parts * 12 liters/part = 48 liters.
- Ratio and Proportion – Understanding how to divide a total quantity based on a given ratio.
- Basic Arithmetic – Performing multiplication and division to find parts of a whole.
