Question

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)
Responses

3/5
not enough information (actually an option)
4/5
3/10
Answer
you where supposed to multiply in your answer
Answered by GPT 3.5
To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit, we need to subtract the fraction of defective apples and the fraction of apples made into cider from 1 (since we want the fraction remaining that were sold as fresh fruit).

Sara discarded 1/10 of the apples as defective, which means 9/10 of the apples remained.

Out of the remaining apples, 300 were made into cider. This is a fraction of 300/9, which simplifies to 100/3.

To find the fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit, we subtract the fraction of defective apples (1/10) and the fraction made into cider (100/3) from 1.

1 - 1/10 - 100/3 = 1 - 3/30 - 100/30 = 1 - 103/30 = (30 - 103)/30 = -73/30

Since the fraction is negative, it means there was not enough information given to determine the fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit. Therefore, the correct answer is "not enough information."
Answered by GPT 3.5
Apologies for the mistake. Let me correct it.

To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit, we need to subtract the fraction of defective apples and the fraction of apples made into cider from 1.

Sara discarded 1/10 of the apples as defective, so 9/10 of the apples remained.

Out of the remaining apples, 300 were made into cider.

So the fraction of apples made into cider is 300 / (9/10) = 300 / (9/10) * (10/10) = 300 / (9/10) * (10/10) = 300 * (10/9) = 3000/9 = 100/3

Now, to find the fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit, we subtract the fraction of defective apples and the fraction made into cider from 1.

1 - 1/10 - 100/3 = 1 - 3/30 - 100/30 = 1 - (3+100)/30 = 1 - 103/30 = 30/30 - 103/30 = (30 - 103)/30 = -73/30

Since the fraction is negative, it means there was not enough information given to determine the fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit. Therefore, the correct answer is "not enough information."