This task is about the different rates of orange drink powder per volume of water.
Janice was making some orange drink. She made Mixture X by adding 4 tablespoons of orange powder to 2 litres of water, and Mixture Y by adding 6 tablespoons of orange powder to 3 litres of water.
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Mixture X
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Mixture Y
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Which of these statements is true about Janice's drink mixtures? |
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Mixture X had a stronger flavour than Mixture Y.
Mixtures X and Y had the same strength of flavour. Mixture Y had a stronger flavour than Mixture X. It is impossible to tell from the information given. |
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Janice wanted to make a new mixture with the same strength of flavour as Mixture X.
If she used 8 litres of water, how many tablespoons of orange powder would she need?
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Janice made another new mixture by adding 5 tablespoons of orange powder to every 2 litres of water.
How many tablespoons of orange powder would she need for 12 litres of water?
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