Answer:
12 cups.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the total cups of strawberries picked by Margo.
We have been given that Margo freezes 8 cups of strawberries and this is 2/3 of the total strawberries that she picked.
We need to find x such that 2/3 of x equals 8. We can represent this information in an equation as:
[tex]\frac{2}{3}x=8[/tex]
Let us multiply both sides of our equation by 3.
[tex]3*\frac{2}{3}x=3*8[/tex]
[tex]2x=24[/tex]
Let us divide both sides of our equation by 2.
[tex]\frac{2x}{2}=\frac{24}{2}[/tex]
[tex]x=12[/tex]
Therefore, Margo picked 12 cups of strawberries.
