Sara discarded 1/10 of the apples she picked as defective of the apples remaining 300 were made in to cider the rest were sold as fruit what fraction of the total apples picked were sold as fruit
Sara discarded 1/10 of the apples, so there were 9/10 of the apples remaining after discarding.
Out of the remaining apples, 300 were made into cider.
So, the fraction of the total apples picked that were made into cider is 300 / (9/10) = 300 / (9/10) * (10/10) = 300 * 10 / 9 = <<300*10/9=333.33>>333.33
Therefore, the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fruit is 1 - 333.33 = 0.66 = 66% or 66/100. Answer: \boxed{\frac{66}{100}}.
To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fruit, we need to first calculate the number of apples Sara picked before discarding any.
Let's assume the total number of apples Sara picked is represented by "x".
Sara discarded 1/10 of the apples picked, which means 1/10 * x = x/10 apples were discarded.
The remaining apples after discarding are x - x/10 = 9x/10.
Out of these remaining apples, 300 were made into cider.
So, the number of apples sold as fruit would be 9x/10 - 300.
To find the fraction, we divide the number of apples sold as fruit by the total number of apples picked:
Fraction of apples sold as fruit = (9x/10 - 300) / x
Simplifying this expression is not possible without knowing the value of x.
To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fruit, we need to calculate the number of apples that were sold as fruit and divide it by the total number of apples picked.
Let's break down the problem step by step:
1. Sara discarded 1/10 of the apples she picked as defective. This means that 1/10 of the total apples were thrown away.
Let's denote the total number of apples picked as 'A.'
So, the number of apples discarded as defective is (1/10) * A.
2. After discarding the defective apples, the remaining number of apples is given as 300.
So, the number of apples remaining after discarding the defective ones is A - (1/10) * A = (9/10) * A.
We can express this as (9/10) * A = 300.
3. Now, we need to find the number of apples sold as fruit. This can be found by subtracting the number of apples made into cider from the remaining apples.
The number of apples sold as fruit is (9/10) * A - 300.
To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fruit, we divide the number of apples sold as fruit by the total number of apples picked (A).
Fraction of apples sold as fruit = [(9/10) * A - 300] / A
Now, if we have the value of A, we can directly calculate the fraction. However, if we don't know the value of A, we can't determine the exact fraction.