Question

Keiko combines 8.65 ounces of strawberries with 8.09 ounces of blueberries to make fruit bowls. She pours the fruit equally into 4 bowls, and has 2.78 ounces of fruit left over. How many ounces of fruit are in each bowl?

Answer 1

3.49 ounces

Explanation:

Steps to determining the answer

1. Add the ounces of strawberries and blueberries together
2. subtract the ounces leftover from the figure gotten in the above step
3. Divide the answer gotten in the above step by 4

8.09 + 8.65 = 16.74 ounces

16.74 ounces - 2.78 ounces = 13.96 ounces

13.96 ounces / 4 = 3.49 ounces