In a typical recipe for a flavored beverage, the volume ratio of flavoring to sugar to water is 1 : 10 : 25. In the 'energy' version, the flavoring to sugar ratio is four times that of the typical recipe, while the flavoring to water ratio is one-third of the typical recipe. If a large container of the 'energy' version has 4 ounces of sugar, how many ounces of water does it have?

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In a typical recipe for a flavored beverage, the volume ratio of flavoring to sugar to water is 1 : 10 : 25. In the 'energy' version, the flavoring to sugar ratio is four times that of the typical recipe, and the flavoring to water ratio is one-third of the typical recipe. If a large container of the 'energy' version contains 4 ounces of sugar, we need to find the amount of water it contains. The standard ratio…

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What this question tests

What it tests

Your ability to convert between fractions, ratios, and decimals and to reason proportionally.

Common trap

Cross-multiplying incorrectly or mixing up the ratio parts — a part:part ratio is not a fraction of the whole.