Question

Kelly combines 6.54 ounces of strawberries with 6.09 ounces of blueberries to make fruit bowls.She pours the fruit equally into three bowls, and has 1.68 ounces of fruit left over. How many ounces of fruit are in each bowl?

Answer 1

3.65 ounces of fruit in each bowl

Explanation:

If the combination was made with 6.54 ounces of strawberries and 6.09 ounces of blueberries, the total ounces of fruit used is 6.54 + 6.09 = 12.63 ounces.

The remaining after dividing in three bowls is 1.68, so the amount used is 12.63 - 1.68 = 10.95 ounces

If we divide this amount of fruit by three bowls, we have:

Amount of fruit per bowl = 10.95 / 3 = 3.65 ounces

Answer 2

3.65 ounces in each bowl

Explanation:

Strawberry=6.54 ounces

Blueberry=6.09 ounces

If Kelly combines the two fruits to make fruits bowls

Then,

6.54 ounces of strawberry + 6.09 ounces of blueberry=12.63 ounces of fruits.

She pours the fruits equally in each bowl and has a leftover of 1.68 ounces.

Let quantity in each bowl = x

There are 3 bowls

Total quantity in three bowls=3x

Leftover=1.68

Total fruits = 12.63

We have the equation

3x+1.68=12.63

Subtract 1.68 from both sides

3x=12.63-1.68

3x= 10.95

Divide both sides by 3

x=10.95/3

x=3.65