Benjamin D. answered • 11/24/14
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So if you are blending two products together you are trying to blend them at a rate of 50 / 50 to get the same results from each product. In order to do that the problem is telling you that A requires 1 teaspoon for the same effect as 1 tablespoon of B.
The key factor to know/lookup/have handy is that 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons (you can check this in your kitchen!)
So to mix these products to have the same results you would need to keep that ratio so for every 1 of product A you need 3 times as much of B. So if it was measure in ml - you would need 20 ml of A and 60 ml of B, and so on w/ any other unit.
Benjamin D.
A few questions for you -
When you say a "50/50 blend of a 1 teaspoon per dose and a 1 tablespoon per dose" 1 teaspoon of sugar per dose of product and 1 tablespoon of sugar per dose of product?
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11/24/14
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Benjamin,
Product A contains sugar and one dose is one tablespoon. Product B is sugar free and one dose is one teaspoon.
So....I want to make a blend of half Product A and half Product B to produce a mixture with half the sugar of Product A. Knowing the dosage of each product, what would be the equilivant dose of the blended product? (if the answer were easy, I'd ask the neighbor kid)
Thanks........
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Benjamin D.
It looks like you would need half of each dose:
1/2 dose of Product A @ 1 tablespoon / dose = 1.5 teaspoons
1/2 dose of Product B @ 1 teaspoon / dose = 0.5 teaspoons
Total dose of combined mixture = 2 teaspoons
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11/25/14
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Thank you! I actually arrived at that answer after getting a good night's sleep and you confirmed it. I wasn't sure however if I was correct so I'm glad you took another run at it! It's a good puzzle though huh? Thanks again.
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