Question

Fabian mixes orange juice with 4 cans of pineapple juice to make punch. Each can of pineapple juice holds 2 liters. He makes a total of 19 liters of punch. How many liters of orange juice did Fabian use to make the punch?

A. 9 L
B. 11 L
C. 13 L
D. 15 L

Answer 1

The answer is B. 11L

Answer 2

Answer:

Option B

Amount of orange juice did Fabian use to make the punch is 11 liter.              

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Fabian mixes orange juice with 4 cans of pineapple juice to make punch. Each can of pineapple juice holds 2 liters. He makes a total of 19 liters of punch.

To find : How many liters of orange juice did Fabian use to make the punch?

Solution :

Let x be the amount of orange juice.

There are 4 cans of pineapple juice.

Each can of pineapple juice holds 2 liters.

So, 4 cans can hold $4\times 2=8$ liter of pineapple juice.

Together they make x+8 liter.

He makes a total of 19 liters of punch.

i.e. $x+8=19$

$x=19-8$

$x=11$

Therefore, Amount of orange juice did Fabian use to make the punch is 11 liter.

So, Option B is correct.