Applications of Multiplying Rational Numbers Quick Check
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Question
Sara discarded 110 of the apples she picked as defective. Of the apples remaining, 300 were made into cider. The rest were sold as fresh fruit. What fraction of the total apples picked were sold as fresh fruit?(1 point)
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not enough information
not enough information
310
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45
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35
not enough information
To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit, we need to know the total number of apples picked.
The given information states that Sara discarded 110 apples as defective and 300 apples were made into cider. However, it does not provide the total number of apples picked.
Unfortunately, without the total number of apples picked, we do not have enough information to determine the fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit.
Therefore, the correct response is "not enough information" for this question.
To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit, we need to subtract the number of apples made into cider from the total number of apples remaining after discarding the defective ones.
First, we need to find the number of apples remaining after discarding the defective ones. The problem states that Sara discarded 110 of the apples she picked, so we subtract 110 from the total number of apples picked.
Next, we need to find the number of apples that were made into cider, which is given as 300.
Finally, we can subtract the number of apples made into cider from the total number of apples remaining to find the number of apples sold as fresh fruit. We can then express this as a fraction of the total number of apples picked.
Let's do the calculations:
Total number of apples picked - Number of apples discarded = Remaining apples
Total number of apples picked - 110 = Remaining apples
Remaining apples - Number of apples made into cider = Apples sold as fresh fruit
Remaining apples - 300 = Apples sold as fresh fruit
Now, let's calculate the remaining apples:
Total number of apples picked - 110 = Remaining apples
Let's assume the total number of apples picked is X.
X - 110 = Remaining apples
Now, let's calculate the apples sold as fresh fruit:
Remaining apples - 300 = Apples sold as fresh fruit
(X - 110) - 300 = Apples sold as fresh fruit
Now, let's simplify the equation:
X - 110 - 300 = Apples sold as fresh fruit
X - 410 = Apples sold as fresh fruit
Therefore, the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit is:
Apples sold as fresh fruit / Total number of apples picked = Fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit
(X - 410) / X = Fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit
Since we don't have specific information about the total number of apples picked (X), we can only say that the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit is not enough information.
So the correct answer is: not enough information.