Mrs. Williams needed to make 4 1/2 of fruit salad for a class party.

She used 1 1/8 pounds of grapes, 3/4 of a pound of cherries and 1 3/4 pounds of melon. The rest

of the salad was strawberries,

How many pounds of strawberries did she us in the fruit salad?

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Arjun Durham

Mathematics

10 August, 07:14

Mrs. Williams needed to make 4 1/2 of fruit salad for a class party.

She used 1 1/8 pounds of grapes, 3/4 of a pound of cherries and 1 3/4 pounds of melon. The rest

of the salad was strawberries,

How many pounds of strawberries did she us in the fruit salad?

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Lilliana · Answer 1

strawberry=7/8

Step-by-step explanation:

treat strawberry as x

add on proportions

1 1/8 + 3/4 + 1 3/4 + x = 4 1/2

(9+6+14) / 8 + x = 9/2

29/8 + x = 9/2

x = 9/2 - 29/8

x = (36-29) / 8

x=7/8

Mrs. Williams needed to make 4 1/2 of fruit salad for a class party.She used 1 1/8 pounds of grapes, 3/4 of a pound of cherries and 1 3/4 pounds of melon. The restof the salad was strawberries,How many pounds of strawberries did she us in the fruit salad?

Mrs. Williams needed to make 4 1/2 of fruit salad for a class party.

She used 1 1/8 pounds of grapes, 3/4 of a pound of cherries and 1 3/4 pounds of melon. The rest

of the salad was strawberries,

How many pounds of strawberries did she us in the fruit salad?