Question

A bowl holds the 10
pieces of fruit shown below.

The image shows 6 apples and 4 oranges.

If Jasmine writes the fraction of fruit that are apples and does not reduce the fraction, which of the following would be the numerator of the fraction?









a. 4
b.6
c.6/10
d.10

Answer 1

Answer: b. 6

There are 6 apples out of 10 pieces, so the fraction is 6/10. The numerator (number of apples) is 6.