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OpenStudy (samara8954):

Beth is making fruit salad. She adds 3 grapes for every 2 strawberries. If she uses 18 strawberries, how many grapes will she use?

OpenStudy (samara8954):

54 6 27 108

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so you want to make this:)|dw:1418611248768:dw| what do you get from here?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

\[\frac{grapes}{strawberries}=\frac{grapes}{strawberries}\]

OpenStudy (samara8954):

answer

OpenStudy (samara8954):

please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1418611399116:dw|

OpenStudy (samara8954):

help

OpenStudy (samara8954):

what answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

once you cross multiply, but them next to each other and solve for x!

OpenStudy (samara8954):

neeeeeeeeeed heeeeeeeeeeeelp

OpenStudy (samara8954):

help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i just explained above... multiply 3 and 18 and put that equal to 2x solve for x since you're trying to isolate the variable, and voila! whatever x equals will be the number of grapes she uses!

OpenStudy (jj123.33):

the answer is 54

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is not 54!

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