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Sally wanted to make a fruit salad. The recipe calls for 2 ½ cups of strawberries, 1/3 cup of bananas, 1 cup of kiwi and 3 cups of apples. She decided to double the recipe. How many cups of fruit does she have in total?

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Answer:

To double the recipe, we need to multiply each ingredient's quantity by 2. Let's do the math:

Original recipe:

2 ½ cups of strawberries

1/3 cup of bananas

1 cup of kiwi

3 cups of apples

Doubled recipe:

2 ½ cups of strawberries * 2 = 5 cups of strawberries

1/3 cup of bananas * 2 = 2/3 cup of bananas

1 cup of kiwi * 2 = 2 cups of kiwi

3 cups of apples * 2 = 6 cups of apples

Now, let's add up all the doubled quantities to find the total number of cups of fruit:

Total cups of fruit = 5 cups of strawberries + 2/3 cup of bananas + 2 cups of kiwi + 6 cups of apples

To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator, which is 3 in this case:

2/3 cup of bananas = (2/3) * (3/3) = 6/9 cups

Now we can add the quantities:

Total cups of fruit = 5 cups + 6/9 cups + 2 cups + 6 cups

Total cups of fruit = 13 cups + 6/9 cups

We can simplify 6/9 to 2/3 because both the numerator and denominator are divisible by 3:

Total cups of fruit = 13 cups + 2/3 cups

Thus, Sally has a total of 13 2/3 cups of fruit in her doubled fruit salad.

Explanation:

User Edhar Khimich
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Answer: 13 2/3 cups of fruit

Explanation:

2(2 1/2+1/3+1+3)

5+2/3+2+6

13 2/3

User Dinesh Saravanan
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