Jessica mixed 3 cups of red punch with 5 cups of lemon-lime…
Jessica mixed 3 cups of red punch with 5 cups of lemon-lime soda. Haley started by making the same mixture as Jessica but then added 2 more cups of red punch and 2 more cups of lemon-lime soda. (a) What is a common error that students make about how the two mixtures compare? Why might students make this error? (b) Discuss two different ways to determine which mixture is more red-punchy and which is more lemon-limey without using fractions. In each case, explain the logic clearly. [Hint: You might want to make ratio tables to compare]
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