Problema Solution
Maria wants to make fruit punch for a birthday party. She needs to mix three parts ginger ale, two parts cranberry juice, and one part orange juice. Ginger ale costs $2.00 per gallon, cranberry juice costs $4.00 per gallon, and orange juice costs $5.00 per gallon. Maria only has $38 dollars to spend on the ingredients for punch. How many gallons can she make? (Only an algebraic solution can receive full credit.)
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Let
x = gallons of orange juice
2x = gallons of cranberry juice
3x = gallons of ginger ale
2*3x + 4*2x + 5*x = 38
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x = 2 gal
Maria needs 2 gal of orange juice, 2*2 = 4 gal of cranberry juice and 3*2 = 6 gal of ginger ale.