Question

Fred is making a fruit salad.The ratio of cups of peaches to cups of cherries is 2 to 3.How many cups of peaches will Fred need to make 60 cups of fruit salad?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Ok first you add 2 + 3 and get 5 .

Then you do 2 x 60 to get 120.

Then you divide 120 by 5 to get you answer of the total amount which is 24 cups of peaches

Answer 2

• 24 cups of peaches needed

Explanation:

The ratio of peaches to cherries is 2/3

2 cups of peaches + 3 cups of cherries = 5 cups of fruit salad

Ratio of peaches to salad

• 2 cups of peaches per 5 cups of salad, 2/5
• x cups of peaches per 60 cups of salad, x/60
• x/60 = 2/5
• x = 60*2/5
• x = 24 cups