Question

Margo is freezing 8 cups of strawberries. if this is 2/3 of the total strawberries picked, how many cups of strawberries did Margo pick?

Answer 1

Answer: 12 cups total

Work Shown

x = total number of strawberries

(2/3)x = 8 cups are frozen

x = 8*(3/2) = 8*1.5 = 12

As a check, (2/3)*12 = 8.