Question

Alan has 3/8 pound of cherries and 3/4 pound of grapes. He needs 2 pounds of fruit for a fruit salad. How many more pounds of fruit does he need to have exactly 2 pounds of fruit?

Answer 1

7/8

Explanation:

Just in case it is asking you in fraction mode not decimal mode .8700.

Answer 2

Alan require
`(7)/(8)` pound that is 0.875 pound more to make a fruit salad of 2 pound..

Solution:

Need to find out how much quantity of fruit is required by Alan to create a fruit salad of 2 pound.

Given that quantity of cherries with Alan =
`(3)/(8)` pound

And quantity of grapes with Alan =
`(3)/(4)` pound

Quantity of fruit currently with Alan =
`((3)/(8) + (3)/(4))` =
`(9)/(8)` pound

Given that quantity of fruit required to make a fruit salad = 2 pound.

So quantity which Alan still require = Quantity require to make fruit salad - Quantity of fruit currently with Alan

= 2 – (
`(9)/(8)`) =
`(7)/(8)` pounds = 0.875 pounds

Hence Alan require 7/8 pound that is 0.875 pound more to make a fruit salad of 2 pound.