Marques and Nicole are making fruit salads for a picnic. Marques mixes 6 cups of melon and 5 cups of apple and Nicole mixes 7 cups of melon and 6 cups of apple. Use Marques and Nicole’s percent of apple to determine whose fruit salad will taste more appley.

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Marques percent of apple (to nearest whole number) =
%
Nicole percent of apple (to nearest whole number) =
%

Answer 1

To determine the percentage of apple in Marques and Nicole's fruit salads, we can use the formula:

\[ \text{Percentage of Apple} = \left( \frac{\text{Cups of Apple}}{\text{Total Cups of Fruit}} \right) \times 100 \]

Marques' Salad:

• Cups of Apple = 5
• Cups of Melon = 6
• Total Cups = 5 + 6 = 11

\[ \text{Percentage of Apple (Marques)} = \left( \frac{5}{11} \right) \times 100 \approx 45.45% \]

Rounded to the nearest whole number, Marques' percent of apple is:

\[ \text{Marques percent of apple} \approx 45% \]

Nicole's Salad:

• Cups of Apple = 6
• Cups of Melon = 7
• Total Cups = 6 + 7 = 13

\[ \text{Percentage of Apple (Nicole)} = \left( \frac{6}{13} \right) \times 100 \approx 46.15% \]

Rounded to the nearest whole number, Nicole's percent of apple is:

\[ \text{Nicole percent of apple} \approx 46% \]

Summary:

• Marques percent of apple (to nearest whole number) = 45%
• Nicole percent of apple (to nearest whole number) = 46%

Thus, Nicole's fruit salad will taste slightly more appley.