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  • 18-03-2020
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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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  • 27-03-2020

Answer:

[tex]24\ cups\ of\ peaches[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x ----> cups of peaches

y ----> cups of cherries

we know that

[tex]\frac{x}{y}=\frac{2}{3}[/tex] ----> equation A

we know that

To make 5 cups of fruit salad (2+3), we need 2 cups of peaches

so

using proportion

[tex]\frac{5}{2}=\frac{60}{x}\\\\x=60(2)/5\\\\x=24\ cups\ of\ peaches[/tex]

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