Question

Fred is making a fruit salad. The ratio of cups of peaches to cups of cherries is 2 to 3. How many cups of peaches will Fred need to make 60 cups of fruit salad? PLEASE GIVE A STEP BY STEP WAY TO FIND THE SOLUTION

Answer 1

40 Cups

Explanation:

The number we want is 2/3 of 60. We need to multiply 2/3 by 60 which is 40. 40/60 is the new ratio of peaches to cherries, which is still 2/3. This way, we know we did it correctly.

Answer 2

24 cups

Explanation:

To find the amount of peaches in a fruit salad, you would multiply the cups of salad by 2/5 because 2 cups of peaches are dedicated to the fruit salad for every 3 cups of cherries, having the peaches make up 2 out of every 5 cups or 2/5. So the equation would be 60=0.4x, with x being the cups of peaches.