Word Problems

Question

Molly is making strawberry infused water. For each ounce of strawberry juice, she uses two times as many ounces of water as juice. How many ounces of strawberry juice and how many ounces of water does she need to make 72 ounces of strawberry infused water?

Answer 1

j represents the amount of juice

2j represents the amount of water

 

j + 2j = 72

 

Can you solve for j and answer?