Ava needs 2 pounds of vegetables for her party. She already has 14 pound of carrots and 12 pound of broccoli.

Drag weights of vegetables she can add to the vegetables she already has to make exactly 2 pounds.

Answer:

The possible amounts of vegetables - 2 pounds of carrot and 0 pounds of broccoli, 0 pounds of carrot and 2 pounds of broccoli, 1 pound of carrot and 1 pound of broccoli

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that,

Ava has already purchased the amount of vegetables given by,

Carrots = 14 pounds

Broccoli = 12 pounds

She needs exactly 2 pounds of the vegetables for the party.

Thus, the possible amount of vegetables she can have is,

Total Pounds                      Carrots (pounds)                Broccoli (pounds)

      2                                        2                                                 0

      2                                        0                                                 2

      2                                        1                                                   1

Answer:

She can add 5/8 pounds of more broccoli and 5/8 pounds of lettuce

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem has errors. The right problem is

Ava needs 2 pounds of vegetables for her party. She already has 1/4 pound of carrots and 1/2 pound of broccoli. Drag weights of vegetables she can add to the vegetables she already has to make exactly 2 pounds.

We know that Ava already as 1/2 pounds of broccoli and 1/4 pounds of carrots, so in total she has

To know how many pounds she needs, we have to find the difference

Therefore, she needs to add 5/4 pounds of another vegetable to make exactly 2 pounds. She can add 5/8 pounds of more broccoli and 5/8 pounds of lettuce