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

Question

(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?

Answer 1

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

(b) If 21 strawberries are used, the number of blueberries needed can be found by using the ratio of 6 blueberries to 14 strawberries:

(21 strawberries) * (6 blueberries/14 strawberries) = 9 blueberries