Question

Erin is making fruit salad.For each bowl of fruit salad,she needs 2/3 cup of strawberries.How many cups will she use if she makes 18 bowls of fruit salad?

Answer 1

Multiply 2/3 by the total of 18 cups.

=2/3 cups per bowl * 18 bowls
=(2*18)/3
=36/3
=12 cups

ANSWER: 12 cups are needed

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Answer 2

She needs 18 times of 2/3 cup, this is

$18\cdot \frac{2}{3}=12$ cups