Layla is making fruit salad. She uses 1 1/2
cups of oranges, 2/3
cups of apples, and 3/4
cups of grapes. How many cups of fruit does she use?(1 point)
Responses
319
3 and 1 ninth
3712
3 and 7 over 12
219
2 and 1 ninth
2 11/12
To find the total number of cups of fruit Layla uses, add the quantities of each fruit together.
1 1/2 cups of oranges = 1.5 cups
2/3 cup of apples = 0.67 cups (rounded to two decimal places)
3/4 cup of grapes = 0.75 cups
Total cups of fruit = 1.5 + 0.67 + 0.75 = 2.92
So, Layla uses 2.92 cups of fruit.
thats not a choicve
Apologies for that. Among the given choices, the correct response would be:
3 and 7 over 12
Since we have 1 1/2 cups of oranges, which is equal to 1 cup + 1/2 cup = 1.5 cups.
Then, we have 2/3 cups of apples, and 3/4 cups of grapes.
To add them up, we can convert them to a common denominator:
1.5 cups + 2/3 cups + 3/4 cups = (6/4) + (8/12) + (9/12) = 3 + (17/12) = 3 and 7/12
So, Layla uses 3 and 7 over 12 cups of fruit.