Heidi has 256 cups of frozen blueberries and 113 cups of fresh blueberries. Does she have enough blueberries to make a recipe that uses 4 cups of blueberries?

Respuesta :

Answer:

Heidi has enough blueberries

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

Heidi has [tex]2\frac{5}{6}[/tex] cups of frozen blueberries and [tex]1\frac{1}{3}[/tex] cups of fresh blueberries

so

First convert to an improper fractions

[tex]2\frac{5}{6}=\frac{2*6+5}{6}=\frac{17}{6}[/tex]

[tex]1\frac{1}{3}=\frac{1*3+1}{3}=\frac{4}{3}=\frac{8}{6}[/tex]

Sum the cups of blueberries

[tex]\frac{17}{6}+\frac{8}{6}=\frac{25}{6}=\frac{24}{6}+\frac{1}{6}=4\frac{1}{6}\ cups[/tex]

[tex]4\frac{1}{6}> 4[/tex]

therefore

Heidi has enough blueberries