A large punch-bowl contained fruit punch made by mixing ginger ale, cold tea and orange juice. The ratio of ginger ale to cold tea is 4 : 1.5 and the ratio of cold tea to orange juice is 3 : 5. Express, in its simplest form, the ratio of ginger ale to cold tea to orange juice in the form p : q : r where p, q and r are integers.

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.

step-by-step explanation:

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