Alan has 3/8 pound of cherries and 3/4 pound of grapes. he needs 2 pounds of fruit for a fruit salad. how many more pounds of fruit does he need to have exactly 2 pounds of fruit?

Alan require pound that is 0.875 pound more to make a fruit salad of 2 pound..

Solution:

Need to find out how much quantity of fruit is required by Alan to create a fruit salad of 2 pound.

Given that quantity of cherries with Alan = pound

And quantity of grapes with Alan = pound

Quantity of fruit currently with Alan = = pound

Given that quantity of fruit required to make a fruit salad = 2 pound.

So quantity which Alan still require = Quantity require to make fruit salad  - Quantity of fruit  currently with Alan

= 2 – () = pounds = 0.875 pounds

Hence Alan require 7/8 pound that is 0.875 pound more to make a fruit salad of 2 pound.

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