The ingredients to make 50 servings of fruit punch are:       ∙  2-1/2 cups white sugar       ∙  6 cups water       ∙  2 (3-ounce) packages strawberry flavored gelatin mix       ∙  1 (1/4 gal) can pineapple juice       ∙  2/3 cup lemon juice       ∙  1 (¼ gal) orange juice       ∙  2 (2-liter) bottles lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage How many servings of punch can you make using the above recipe, if you have 2 gallons of pineapple juice, 4 (2-liter) bottles of lemon-lime flavored soda and 2 gallons of orange juice? Assume you have plenty of all the other ingredients.

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The ingredients to make 50 servings of fruit punch are:

      ∙  2-1/2 cups white sugar

      ∙  6 cups water

      ∙  2 (3-ounce) packages strawberry flavored gelatin mix

      ∙  1 (1/4 gal) can pineapple juice

      ∙  2/3 cup lemon juice

      ∙  1 (¼ gal) orange juice

      ∙  2 (2-liter) bottles lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage

How many servings of punch can you make using the above recipe, if you have 2 gallons of pineapple juice, 4 (2-liter) bottles of lemon-lime flavored soda and 2 gallons of orange juice? Assume you have plenty of all the other ingredients.

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