The total grams of the exotic fruit would be= 364g.
How to determine the weight of the exotic fruit?
To calculate the weight of the exotic fruit, the following steps should be taken as follows:
When the fruit hanger is observed, it is found to be balanced. Therefore the weight of the fruits at the right hand side is the same as the weight of the fruits at the left hand side.
Details of the fruits at the right hand side is given below;
Number of cherries = 6
Number of strawberries= 3
Number of mushroom = 1
To determine the weight of each strawberry from the fruit scale;
3 cherries = 2 strawberries
NB: 1 cherry = 7g
(3×7)g = 2 strawberries
xg. = 1 strawberry
xg = 21/2 = 10.5g
1 strawberry = 10.5g
To determine the weight of each mushroom from the fruit scale;
2 cherry +1 strawberry = 1 mushroom + 1 cherry
Therefore,
1 mushroom = 2(7g)+(10.5)-1(7g)
= 14+10.5-7
= 24.5-7 = 17.5
Number of cherries = 6 × 7= 42
Number of strawberries= 3×10.5
Number of mushroom = 1 × 17.5
Total weight at right side;
= 42+31.5+17.5
= 182g
The weight of the whole exotic fruit would be 182× 2 = 364g. This is so because, right hand side is the same as the weight of the fruits at the left hand side and total of which equals to the weight of the exotic fruit.