Furniture Polish Math

OK. So we are rearranging our room today, and Mom wanted to polish the furniture instead of just dusting it. But she hasn't used store bought polish since I was sick. She reminded me that the store bought stuff has chemicals in it that are bad for us and the environment. They are often petroleum based and the chemicals used to propel them out of the container are not good for us to breathe. Plus, she says this stuff is way cheaper and it only took a few minutes to make.

So, she looked up a recipe on the web and had me figure out how to make 1/4 of the recipe. Here is the recipe for furniture polish that we used:

• 4T Lemon Juice
• 3T Water
• 2t Cooking Oil

This is how much we made.

• 1T Lemon Juice
• 2 1/4 t Water
• 1/2 t Cooking Oil

It was interesting to see the oil, water, and lemon juice before we shook it. The oil was on top in a glob, then the lemon juice and water mixed together. I guess the oil is less dense.