Question

Shelton mixed 1 1/4 cups of purple cabbage and 2 3/8 cups of lettuce to make a big salad. Each day he eats 3/4 of a cup of salad. Which expression shows how many servings of salad Shelton has?

Answer 1

Choice C: (1 1/4 + 2 3/8) / 3/4

Explanation:

His salad consists of 1 1/4 cups of purple cabbage and 2 3/8 cups of lettuce. First, you would add those two together to get how much the salad is. THEN divide by how much he eats each day which is 3/4.