Marta is making 3 servings of fruit salad.she adds 3/8 cup blueberries for each serving.her measuring cup holds 1/8 cup.how many times must Marta measure 1/8 cup of blueberry to have enough for the fruit salad?
Accepted Solution
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To solve this problem you must follow the proccedure shown below:
1. You have the following information given in the problem above:
- Marta is making 3 servings of fruit salad. - Marta adds 3/8 cups blueberries for each serving. - Her measuring cup holds 1/8 cup.
2. Then, you have:
1 time----1/8 cup x----3/8 cups
x=(3/8)/(1/8)
x= 3x8/1x8 x=24/8 x=3 times
How many times must Marta measure 1/8 cup of blueberry to have enough for the fruit salad?