Question

fred is making a fruit salad the ration of cups of peaches to cups of cherries is 2 to 3. How many cups of peaches will free need to make 60 cups of fruit salad step by step

Answer 1

Answer:20

Explanation:

Answer 2

24

Explanation:

Peaches: 2

Cherries: 3

Total: 5

Set up a proportion:

`(peaches)/(total)` =
`(peaches)/(total\\)` put in the 3 numbers that you know

`(2)/(5)` =
`(p)/(60)` Cross multiply and solve for p

5p = 2(60)

5p = 120 Divide both sides by 5

p = 24