A recipe for fruit salad calls for 1 1/8 cups of blueberries and 2 3/4 cups of strawberries. How many cups of blueberries and strawberries are needed in the recipe?(1 point)

Answer 1

To find the total amount of blueberries and strawberries needed in the recipe, we need to add the quantities of each ingredient.

1 1/8 cup of blueberries is equal to 8/8 + 1/8 = 9/8 cups of blueberries.

2 3/4 cups of strawberries is equal to 4/4 + 3/4 = 7/4 cups of strawberries.

To add these two quantities, we need to find a common denominator first. The least common multiple of 8 and 4 is 8, so we convert 7/4 into an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 8:

7/4 = 14/8

Now we can add the two quantities:

9/8 + 14/8 = 23/8

Therefore, the recipe calls for a total of 23/8 cups of blueberries and strawberries.

Answer 2

mixed number please

Answer 3

23/8 can be expressed as a mixed number as 2 7/8.