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Elena mixes 5 cups of apple juice with 2 cups of sparkling water to make sparkling apple juice. For a party, she wants to make 35 cups of sparkling apple juice. How much of each ingredient should Elena use? Explain or show your reasoning.
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She uses 5 cups of apple juice and 2 cups of sparkling water. This gives us a ratio of 5:2. Show more…
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