A bowl holds the 15

pieces of fruit shown below.

The image shows 8 apples and 7 oranges.

If Jasmine correctly writes the fraction of fruit that are apples, which of the following would be the numerator of the fraction?

1 answer

To find the fraction of fruit that are apples, we need to determine the number of apples and the total number of fruit.

According to the information provided:

  • Number of apples = 8
  • Number of oranges = 7
  • Total number of fruit = 8 apples + 7 oranges = 15 fruit

The fraction of fruit that are apples can be expressed as:

\[ \frac{\text{Number of apples}}{\text{Total number of fruit}} = \frac{8}{15} \]

In this fraction, the numerator is the number of apples.

Thus, the numerator of the fraction that Jasmine would write is 8.