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Solving a Punch Mixture Problem by Graphing
Apply the seven-step problem-solving strategy to solve a real-world mixture problem by graphing a system of linear equations.
Problem: Sondra is making 10 quarts of punch from fruit juice and club soda. The number of quarts of fruit juice is 4 times the number of quarts of club soda. How many quarts of fruit juice and how many quarts of club soda does Sondra need?
- Read the problem.
- Identify what to find: the number of quarts of fruit juice and the number of quarts of club soda.
- Name the unknowns: Let represent the number of quarts of fruit juice. Let represent the number of quarts of club soda.
- Translate into a system of equations.
- The total amount of punch is 10 quarts: .
- The fruit juice is 4 times the club soda: .
- The system is:
- Solve by graphing both equations on the same coordinate system. Plotting with on the horizontal axis and on the vertical axis:
- The line has a slope of 4 and a y-intercept of (0, 0).
- The line can be rewritten as , with a slope of -1 and a y-intercept of (0, 10).
- The two lines intersect at the point (2, 8), which corresponds to and .
- Check: Is 8 quarts of fruit juice 4 times 2 quarts of club soda? , which is correct. Do 8 quarts of fruit juice plus 2 quarts of club soda equal 10 quarts of punch? , which is also correct.
- Answer: Sondra needs 8 quarts of fruit juice and 2 quarts of club soda.
This example demonstrates how a mixture scenario naturally produces two equations—one from a total-quantity constraint and one from a multiplicative relationship—that form a system solved by graphing.
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