Question

A recipe for fruit salad calls for 1 1/8 cups of blueberries and 2 3/4 cups of strawberries. How many cups of blueberries and strawberries are needed in the recipe?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the total amount of blueberries and strawberries needed in the recipe, we add 1 1/8 cups and 2 3/4 cups.

First, let's convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:
1 1/8 cups = 8/8 + 1/8 = 9/8 cups
2 3/4 cups = 4/4 + 3/4 = 7/4 cups

Now, add the fractions:
9/8 cups + 7/4 cups = (9/8) + (14/8) = 23/8 cups

To simplify the fraction, we divide the numerator by the denominator:
23 ÷ 8 = 2 remainder 7

So, 23/8 cups is equal to 2 7/8 cups.

Thus, the recipe calls for 2 7/8 cups of blueberries and strawberries.