Complete the parts below. Write your answers as whole numbers or fractions in simplest form.

(a)Melissa makes fruit salad using a ratio of 6 blueberries to 14 strawberries. Give two different unit rates using this relationship.

One unit rate:

(Choose one)
for each
(Choose one)
Another unit rate:

(Choose one)
for each
(Choose one)

(b)How many blueberries are needed if 21 strawberries are used?

3 answers

(a) One unit rate: 6 blueberries for each 14 strawberries
Another unit rate: 3 blueberries for each 7 strawberries

(b) To find the number of blueberries needed if 21 strawberries are used, we can set up a proportion using the ratio from part (a):

6 blueberries / 14 strawberries = x blueberries / 21 strawberries

Cross-multiplying, we get:

14x = 6 * 21

14x = 126

Dividing both sides by 14, we find:

x = 9

Therefore, 9 blueberries are needed if 21 strawberries are used.
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To find the number of blueberries needed if 21 strawberries are used, we can set up a proportion using the ratio from part (a):

6 blueberries / 14 strawberries = x blueberries / 21 strawberries

Cross-multiplying, we get:

14x = 6 * 21

14x = 126

Dividing both sides by 14, we find:

x = 9

Therefore, 9 blueberries are needed if 21 strawberries are used.