Q:

An 80 ounce bottle of apple juice contains 32 ounces of water a 64 ounce bottle of orange juice has 48 ounces of water which juice has a greater percent of water?What percent of the bottle of apple juice is water?

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Answer:Part 1) 40% of the 80 ounce bottle of apple juice is waterPart 2) 75% of the 64 ounce bottle of orange juice is waterPart 3) An 64 ounce bottle of orange juice has a greater percent of waterStep-by-step explanation:Part 1) we know thatAn 80 ounce bottle of apple juice contains 32 ounces of waterIn this problem80 ounce bottle of apple juice represent the 100%so using proportionFind out how much percentage represent Β 32 ounces of waterLetx ----> the percentage of ounces of water[tex]\frac{80}{100}=\frac{32}{x} \\\\x=100(32)/80\\\\x=40\%[/tex]therefore40% of the 80 ounce bottle of apple juice is waterPart 2) we know thatAn 64 ounce bottle of orange juice contains 48 ounces of waterIn this problem64 ounce bottle of orange juice represent the 100%so using proportionFind out how much percentage represent Β 48 ounces of waterLetx ----> the percentage of ounces of water[tex]\frac{64}{100}=\frac{48}{x} \\\\x=100(48)/64\\\\x=75\%[/tex]therefore75% of the 64 ounce bottle of orange juice is waterPart 3) which juice has a greater percent of water?Compare the percentage of ounces of water in both bottles[tex]75\% > 40\%[/tex]thereforeAn 64 ounce bottle of orange juice has a greater percent of water