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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

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Answer: 120 cups

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User Danilo Fuchs
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Answer:

120 cups of peaches

Explanation:

if the ratio for fruit salad is 2 peaches for every 3 cups of cherries, then that means 1 = 2:3.

if you need 60 cups of fruit salad, you must multiply 2:3 by 60.

2 * 60 = 120. So that means you need 120 cups of peaches.

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