Ratio and Proportion: Sharing in the Right Amounts

Imagine you are making a fruit punch for 4 friends. The recipe says: use 2 cups of juice for every 1 cup of water. You decide to make a bigger batch, but you pour in 6 cups of juice and 4 cups of water. Something tastes off — and it is not the fruit! The ratios have changed. In this lesson you will discover exactly what went wrong, and how to make sure mixtures, shares, and recipes always stay perfectly balanced.