Answer:
she needs 1 [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] cup of strawberries
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the number of cups needed, we will simply solve using proportion
From the question, Jade picked 1 cup of strawberries for 3/4 of a cake
and we are asked to find the number of cups needed for a whole cake
Let x be the number of cups needed for the whole cake
[tex]\frac{3}{4} cake[/tex] = 1 cup of strawberries
1 cake = x
Cross multiply
[tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] × x = 1 × 1
[tex]\frac{3x}{4}[/tex] = 1
cross multiply
3x =4
To get the value of x, we simply divide both-side of the equation by 3
[tex]\frac{3x}{3}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{4}{3}[/tex]
(On the left-hand side of the equation, 3 will cancel out 3 leaving us with x and on the right-hand side of the equation 4 will be divided by 3 which will give us 1 [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] )
x = 1 [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]
Therefore 1 [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] cup of strawberries is needed for the whole cake.
