Jasmine uses 14.24 lbs. of fruit for 16 servings of fruit salad. if each serving contains the same amount of fruit, how much fruit is in each serving?

1 Answer
Feb 4, 2018

Jasmine uses #color(green)(0.89 lbs)# of fruit in each serving.

Explanation:

For 16 servings of fruit salad, fruit required = 14.24 lbs

For 1 serving of fruit salad, fruit required = #(14.24 / 16) lbs#

#=> cancel(14.24)^(0.89) / cancel(16)^1 = 0.89 lbs#