Jessica mixed 1 can of frozen fruit punch with 2 cans of water. Graham mixed 2 cans of frozen fruit punch with 6 cans of water. Who has a stronger-tasting drink? Please explain your thinking.



Answer :

Jessica has a stronger tasting drink. This is a ratio 1:2 or 2:6. you can also cross multipy the fractions so see which is greater.
so 1:2 and
2:6
we want to find who has to biggetst concentraction of punch becasue 1 cup of juice in 2 cups of water tastes stronger than 6 cans of juice in 100 cups of water

treat as fraction
1/2 and 2/6
1/2 times 3/3=3/6
3/6>2/6 so
1/2>2/6

therfor Jessica has stronger drink/punch mixtrue