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?
A. 3/5
B. 3/10
C. 4/5
D. not enough information
To find the fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit, we need to know how many apples were remaining after Sara discarded the defective ones.
Let's say Sara picked a total of x apples.
She discarded 110 of them. Therefore, the number of apples remaining is x - 110.
Out of the remaining apples, 300 were made into cider.
The number of apples sold as fresh fruit is the remaining apples minus the ones made into cider: (x - 110) - 300 = x - 410.
To find the fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit, divide the number of apples sold as fresh fruit by the total number of apples picked: (x - 410)/x.
Since we don't know the total number of apples picked, there is not enough information to determine the fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit.
Therefore, the answer is (D) not enough information.
To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit, we need to determine the number of apples that remained after discarding the defective ones.
Let's start with the total number of apples picked. We know that Sara originally picked a certain number of apples, but we do not have that specific number. Therefore, we cannot find the exact fraction of apples that were sold as fresh fruit. Thus, the answer is D. not enough information.
To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit, we need to calculate the number of apples sold as fresh fruit.
The question tells us that Sara discarded 110 apples as defective. Therefore, the number of apples remaining will be the total number of apples picked minus 110.
Let's denote the total number of apples picked as T.
Number of apples remaining = T - 110
Of the remaining apples, 300 were made into cider. Therefore, the number of apples sold as fresh fruit will be the difference between the remaining apples and the ones made into cider.
Number of apples sold as fresh fruit = Remaining apples - Apples made into cider
= (T - 110) - 300
= T - 410
The fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit will be:
(Number of apples sold as fresh fruit) / (Total number of apples picked)
= (T - 410) / T
Since we are not given the value of T, we cannot determine the exact fraction. Thus, the answer is D. not enough information.