Maria makes a fruit salad. The table shows the amounts of different kinds of fruit that she uses.
Kind of Fruit Amount
Grapes
3
2
3
cups
Melon
2
1
4
cups
Pineapple
2
3
4
cups
Strawberries ?
The amount of strawberries that Maria uses is
3
8
times the amount of the other fruits combined.
How many cups of strawberries does Maria use?
A.
1
13
32
cups
B.
2
7
8
cups
C.
3
1
4
cups
D.
4
21
32
cups
First, we need to find the total amount of cups of grapes, melon, and pineapple combined.
Total amount = 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 24 cups
Since the amount of strawberries used is 3/8 times the amount of the other fruits combined, we can set up the equation:
Amount of strawberries = (3/8) x 24
Simplifying, we get:
Amount of strawberries = 9 cups
Therefore, Maria uses 9 cups of strawberries in her fruit salad.
The answer is (A) 1 13/32 cups.