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==Problem== | ==Problem== | ||
Luka is making lemonade to sell at a school fundraiser. His recipe requires <math>4</math> times as much water as sugar and twice as much sugar as lemon juice. He uses <math>3</math> cups of lemon juice. How many cups of water does he need? | Luka is making lemonade to sell at a school fundraiser. His recipe requires <math>4</math> times as much water as sugar and twice as much sugar as lemon juice. He uses <math>3</math> cups of lemon juice. How many cups of water does he need? | ||
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| + | <math>\textbf{(A) }6 \qquad \textbf{(B) }8 \qquad \textbf{(C) }12 \qquad \textbf{(D) }18 \qquad \textbf{(E) }24</math> | ||
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 1 January 2021
Contents
Problem
Luka is making lemonade to sell at a school fundraiser. His recipe requires 
times as much water as sugar and twice as much sugar as lemon juice. He uses 
cups of lemon juice. How many cups of water does he need?
Solution
We have that 
, so Luka needs 
cups.
Video Solution
See also
| 2020 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by First Problem |
Followed by Problem 2 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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