Question

Please help me find answer to ratio word problem with explanation

Answer 1

Based on the problem, in every cup of fruit salad, she uses 3 strawberries for every 4 melons.

So, for 14 cups of salad, Valerie will have use 14 x 3 = 42 strawberries and 14 x 4 = 56 melons all in all.

Answer: Valerie used 42 cups of strawberries.