Question

layla is making fruit salad. She uses 1 1/2 cups of oranges, 2/3 cups of apples, and 3/4 cups of grapes. How many cups of fruit dose she use? (1 point)

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the total amount of fruit Layla uses, we need to add the amount of oranges, apples, and grapes she uses.

1 1/2 cups of oranges is the same as 3/2 cups of oranges, since 1 1/2 is equal to 1 + 1/2.
So, Layla uses 3/2 cups of oranges.
Layla uses 2/3 cups of apples.
And she uses 3/4 cups of grapes.
Therefore, the total amount of fruit Layla uses is 3/2 + 2/3 + 3/4 cups.
To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The common denominator of 2, 3, and 4 is 12.
Now, we can rewrite the fractions with the common denominator:
3/2 cups of oranges is equal to 6/4 cups (since 6/4 = (3/2) * (2/2) = 6/4).
2/3 cups of apples is equal to 8/12 cups (since 8/12 = (2/3) * (4/4) = 8/12).
3/4 cups of grapes is equal to 9/12 cups (since 9/12 = (3/4) * (3/3) = 9/12).
Adding the fractions with the common denominator, the total amount of fruit Layla uses is:
6/4 + 8/12 + 9/12 cups.
Adding the numerators (6 + 8 + 9) gives us 23.
So, the total amount of fruit Layla uses is 23/12 cups.
However, since 23/12 is an improper fraction (the numerator is greater than the denominator), we can simplify it.
Dividing 23 by 12 gives us a whole number of 1 and a remainder of 11.
Therefore, 23/12 is equal to 1 11/12 cups.
So, Layla uses 1 11/12 cups of fruit in her fruit salad. Answer: \boxed{1 \frac{11}{12} \text{ cups}}.