Kermit's favorite iced tea uses 15 tea bags in every 2 liters of water. Peggy made a 12-liter batch of iced tea with 90 tea bags. Peggy and Kermit keep the bags in the water the same amount of time. What will Kermit think of Peggy's iced tea? Choose 1 answer: (A) Peggy's iced tea is too strong. (B) Peggy's iced tea is too weak. (C) Peggy's iced tea is just right.

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Determine Preferred Ratio: Let's first determine the ratio of tea bags to water that Kermit prefers. According to the problem, Kermit's favorite iced tea uses 15 tea bags in every 2 liters of water.Set Up Proportion: To find out how many tea bags Kermit would use for a 12-liter batch, we set up a proportion based on his preferred ratio. If 15 tea bags are used for 2 liters, then we can calculate the number of tea bags for 12 liters by cross-multiplying and solving for the unknown number of tea bags (let's call it x). $$ \frac{15 \text{ tea bags}}{2 \text{ liters}} = \frac{x \text{ tea bags}}{12 \text{ liters}} $$Cross-Multiply for x: Cross-multiply to solve for x: $$ 15 \times 12 = 2 \times x $$ $$ 180 = 2x $$Solve for x: Divide both sides by 2 to solve for x: $$ \frac{180}{2} = x $$ $$ x = 90 $$Calculate Tea Bags: Kermit would use 90 tea bags for a 12-liter batch of iced tea. Since Peggy also used 90 tea bags for her 12-liter batch, the strength of the tea should be just right according to Kermit's preference.

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