1. The problem is to find the total volume of the fruit smoothie by adding the quantities of each ingredient given in cups. 2. The quantities are: 1 cup strawberries, 1 \frac{1}{4} cups banana, \frac{3}{4} cup peaches, 1 \frac{1}{4} cups yogurt, and \frac{1}{2} cup milk. 3. Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions for easier addition: - 1 \frac{1}{4} = \frac{5}{4} - 1 \frac{1}{4} = \frac{5}{4} 4. Write all quantities as fractions: - 1 = \frac{4}{4} - \frac{5}{4} (banana) - \frac{3}{4} (peaches) - \frac{5}{4} (yogurt) - \frac{1}{2} = \frac{2}{4} (milk) 5. Add all fractions: $$\frac{4}{4} + \frac{5}{4} + \frac{3}{4} + \frac{5}{4} + \frac{2}{4} = \frac{4+5+3+5+2}{4} = \frac{19}{4}$$ 6. Convert \frac{19}{4} to a mixed number: $$\frac{19}{4} = 4 \frac{3}{4}$$ 7. Therefore, the total volume of the smoothie is $4 \frac{3}{4}$ cups. This means the smoothie contains four and three quarters cups of ingredients in total.