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Matthew made a fruit salad, in which the ratio of blueberries to red grapes is 8:6. If Matthew used 36 red grapes and the rest were blueberries. How many pieces of fruit are in Matthew’s fruit salad? [Type your answer as a number.]

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Answer: 84 pieces of fruit

Explanation:

1. Make an Equation: 8:6=x:36

2. Solve for x: 6x=288 => x=48

3. Add number of red grapes and blueberries:

36+48=84