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?(1 point)
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not enough information
not enough information

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310

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To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit, we need to follow these steps:

  1. Define the total number of apples picked as \( x \).
  2. Determine how many apples remained after discarding the defective ones: \( x - 110 \).
  3. Find out how many apples were sold as fresh fruit. We know that 300 apples were made into cider, so the number of apples sold as fresh fruit is: \[ (x - 110) - 300 = x - 410. \]
  4. Calculate the fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit: \[ \text{Fraction sold as fresh fruit} = \frac{x - 410}{x}. \]

Now, we'll simplify this fraction: \[ \frac{x - 410}{x} = 1 - \frac{410}{x}. \]

To find the fraction, we need to know the value of \( x \), the total number of apples picked. However, the problem does not provide any specific number for \( x \) or any additional information regarding the total.

Since we do not have enough information to determine \( x \), we cannot find a numeric answer for the fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit.

Therefore, the answer is:

not enough information.