Alyssa's lemonade recipe calls for 9 lemons for every 2.5 gallons
of water. Brian's recipe calls for 12 lemons for every 4 gallons of
water. Whose lemonade will require more water if they each use
36 lemons?
1. Complete the tables of equivalent ratios to find out how
much water each recipe requires if 36 lemons are used.
Alyssa
Number of Gallons of
Lemons Water
9
2.5
18
5
27
7.5
36
Brian
Number of Gallons of
Lemons Water
12
4
24 T 6
- 36
7
10
2. How many gallons of water will Alyssa need?
3. How many gallons of water will Brian need?
4. Whose recipe requires more water?