What operation is used to solve this problem:

Question

Ella is making a fruit smoothie. She adds ⅜ of a cup of mangoes and ¼ of a cup of strawberries. If she wants to make a second smoothie with the same amount of each fruit, how much fruit does she use for both smoothies?

(1 point)
Responses

Addition
Addition

Subtraction
Subtraction

Multplication
Multplication

Division

Answer 1

To find out how much fruit Ella uses for both smoothies, you first need to determine the total amount of fruit used in one smoothie and then double that amount for the second smoothie.

First, you would add the amounts of fruit in one smoothie:

\[ \frac{3}{8} + \frac{1}{4} \]

After finding the total for one smoothie, you would then multiply that total by 2 to account for the second smoothie.

Thus, the primary operation used to combine the amounts of fruit for one smoothie is Addition, followed by Multiplication to double that amount for both smoothies.

However, since the question is likely focused on the first operation used, the answer is:

Addition