Ms. Albero decided to make juice to serve along with the pizza at the student government party. The directions said to mix 2 scoops of powdered drink mix with a half gallon of water to make each pitcher of juice. One of ms. Albero's students said she will mix 8 scoops with 2 gallons of water to make 4 pitchers. How can you use the concept of proportual relationship to decide whether the student is correct?

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Cooper Barron

13 September, 16:09

Ms. Albero decided to make juice to serve along with the pizza at the student government party. The directions said to mix 2 scoops of powdered drink mix with a half gallon of water to make each pitcher of juice. One of ms. Albero's students said she will mix 8 scoops with 2 gallons of water to make 4 pitchers. How can you use the concept of proportual relationship to decide whether the student is correct?

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Ellen Craig · Answer 1

2 scoops of powered drink mix = 1/2 gallon of water.

4 scoops of powered drink mix = 1 gallon of water

6 scoops of powered drink mix = 1 1/2 gallon of water

8 scoops of powered drink mix = 2 gallons of water

For every 2 scoops you add, you also add a 1/2 gallon of water to it.