Sara discarded 1/10 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)
A. 3/10
B. 3/5
C. 4/5
D. not enough information
Since Sara discarded 1/10 of the apples she picked, this means that 9/10 of the apples remained.
Out of the remaining apples, 300 were made into cider. This means that (9/10) * (300) = 270 apples were made into cider.
The rest of the apples were sold as fresh fruit, which means that 9/10 - 270 = 630 apples were sold as fresh fruit.
To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit, we need to divide the number of apples sold as fresh fruit by the total number of apples picked.
The total number of apples picked was 270 + 630 = 900.
Therefore, the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit is 630/900, which simplifies to 7/10.
The answer is not listed in the given options, which suggests that the correct answer may actually be D. Not enough information.
To solve this problem, we need to find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit.
Let's assume that Sara picked a total of "x" apples.
Sara discarded 1/10 of the apples picked as defective. This means she discarded (1/10)x apples.
So, the number of apples remaining after discarding the defective ones is x - (1/10)x = (9/10)x.
Out of the remaining apples, 300 were made into cider. So, the number of apples sold as fresh fruit is (9/10)x - 300.
To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit, we need to divide the number of apples sold as fresh fruit by the total number of apples picked.
Fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit = Number of apples sold as fresh fruit / Total number of apples picked
Fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit = [(9/10)x - 300] / x
Now, we can simplify the expression:
Fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit = (9/10) - 300 / x
Therefore, the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit is (9/10) - 300 / x.
However, we do not have the value of "x", which represents the total number of apples picked. So, we do not have enough information to calculate the fraction.
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 find the fraction of apples that were not discarded or made into cider.
Let's break down the problem step by step:
1. Sara picked a certain number of apples.
2. She discarded 1/10 of the apples she picked as defective, which means she kept 9/10 of the apples.
3. Out of the remaining apples, 300 were made into cider.
4. The rest of the remaining apples were sold as fresh fruit.
To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit, we need to calculate the fraction of the remaining apples that were sold.
Since Sara kept 9/10 of the picked apples after discarding the defective ones, and 300 were made into cider, the remaining fraction of apples that were not made into cider is 9/10 - 300/total_apples.
We don't have information about the total number of apples Sara picked, so we cannot directly calculate the exact fraction. Therefore, the answer to the question is D. "Not enough information."