SCENARIO: Your school is going to have a family night. This class is going to make punch for family night. Four students
in the class give their recipes for punch. The class decides it wants to make the recipe that has the strongest fruit punch
taste.
Working with a partner, answer the following questions:
The recipes are shown below. How many TOTAL parts are there in each recipe?
ADAM'S RECIPE:
Lemon-lime soda 4 parts
Fruit punch
8 parts
Total
___parts
BOBBI'S RECIPE:
Lemon-lime soda 3 parts
Fruit punch
5 parts
Total
___parts
CARLOS' RECIPE:
Lemon-lime soda 2 parts
Fruit punch
3 parts
Total
___parts
ZEB'S RECIPE:
Lemon-lime soda 1 parts
Fruit punch
4 parts
Total
___parts
Which recipe do you think has the strongest fruit punch flavor? Use a sentence to explain why you chose that recipe.
INVESTIGATE THE PROBELM 1:
A. For each recipe, write a ratio that compares the number of parts of fruit punch to the total number of parts
in each recipe. Simplify the ratio if possible.
Adam's recipe:
Bobbi's recipe:
Carlos' recipe:
Zeb's recipe:
Now, which recipe do you think has the strongest fruit punch taste? Show all your work and explain your
answer using a complete sentence. Did your opinion change?
B. For each recipe, write a ratio that compares the number of parts of lemon-lime soda to the total number of
parts in each recipe. Then simplify each ratio if possible.
Adam's recipe:
Bobbi's recipe:
Carlos' recipe:
Zeb's recipe:
Now, which recipe do you think has the strongest lemon-lime soda taste? Show all your work and explain your
answer using a complete sentence.
C. As a class we will decide which recipe to make.
Investigate the problem 2:
A. You are using glasses that hold 6 fluid ounces of punch. Your class expects that 70 students and 90 parents
and community member will attend the open house. You decide to make enough punch so that every person
who attends can have one glass of punch. How many total fluid ounces of punch will you need for the
reception? Show all you work and use a complete sentence in your answer.
B. For the recipe you chose to make, how many fluid ounces would be in one part of the recipe? Show all you
work and use a complete sentence in your answer.
C. How many fluid ounces of lemon-lime soda will you need to buy? Show all you work and use a complete
sentence in your answer.
D. How many fluid ounces of fruit punch will you need to buy? Show all you work and use a complete sentence
in your answer.
3. Bonus question: You go to King Soopers to purchase supplies. Lemon lime soda on sale for $1 for 2 liters, (there are
approximately 33 fluid ounces in one liter) and fruit punch on sale for $1.99 for 64 fluid ounces.
A. How much will it cost to purchase the lemon-lime soda? Show all your work and use a complete sentence in
your answer.
B. How much will it cost to purchase the fruit punch? Show all your work and use a complete sentence in your
answer.
C. How much will it cost you in total to make enough punch for everyone who attends the open house? Show
all your work and use a complete sentence in your answer.