Question

1 Batch Fruit Salad contains : 1 1/2 c apples, 1 3/4 c grapes, 1/2 c raisins, 2 2/4 c bananas, 3/4 c coconut, 1 2/4 c cherries and 2 1/4 c pineapples

Question: One batch of fruit salad has equal amounts of which kinds of fruit? Explain.

Answer 1

The batch of fruit salad has an equal amount of apples and cherries. This is because there are 1 1/2 c of apples and 1 2/4 c of cherries. the 1 1/2 is already simplified but the 1 2/4 is not. 1 2/4 is the same as 1 1/2, therefore apples and cherries have equal amounts.