Sara discarded 1/10 of the apples she picked as defective. Of the remaining apples, 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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Answer 1

Let \( x \) be the total number of apples Sara picked.

1. Calculate the defective apples: Sara discarded \( \frac{1}{10} \) of the apples as defective: \[ \text{Defective apples} = \frac{1}{10} x \]

2. Calculate the remaining apples after discarding the defective ones: \[ \text{Remaining apples} = x - \frac{1}{10} x = \frac{9}{10} x \]

3. Of the remaining apples, 300 were made into cider: Let the number of apples sold as fresh fruit be: \[ \text{Fresh fruit} = \text{Remaining apples} - \text{Cider apples} \] \[ \text{Fresh fruit} = \frac{9}{10} x - 300 \]

4. We want to find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit: \[ \text{Fraction of fresh fruit} = \frac{\text{Fresh fruit}}{x} = \frac{\frac{9}{10} x - 300}{x} \] This can be simplified as: \[ = \frac{9}{10} - \frac{300}{x} \]

5. To express this fraction, we need the value of \( x \). We know \( \frac{9}{10} x - 300 \) has to be non-negative (since you can't sell a negative amount of apples): \[ \frac{9}{10} x - 300 \geq 0 \implies \frac{9}{10} x \geq 300 \implies x \geq \frac{300 \cdot 10}{9} \approx 333.33 \] Thus \( x \) must be at least 334 (since it must be a whole number).

6. Now, we still need to determine a value for \( x \) to find the specific fraction. Let's plug in \( x = 400 \) for calculation: \[ \text{Fresh fruit} = \frac{9}{10} \times 400 - 300 = 360 - 300 = 60 \] \[ \text{Fraction of fresh fruit} = \frac{60}{400} = \frac{3}{20} \]

   Now let's try \( x = 500 \): \[ \text{Fresh fruit} = \frac{9}{10} \times 500 - 300 = 450 - 300 = 150 \] \[ \text{Fraction of fresh fruit} = \frac{150}{500} = \frac{3}{10} \]

   Let's try \( x = 600 \): \[ \text{Fresh fruit} = \frac{9}{10} \times 600 - 300 = 540 - 300 = 240 \] \[ \text{Fraction of fresh fruit} = \frac{240}{600} = \frac{4}{10} = \frac{2}{5} \]

   Now let’s check a value closer to the lower bound. If \( x = 333 \): \[ \text{Fresh fruit} = \frac{9}{10} \times 333 - 300 = 299.7 - 300 = -0.3 \text{ (not valid, negative)} \] So we confirm any number \( x \geq 400 \) will yield a valid positive number of fresh fruits.

You're correct that there’s insufficient information to determine the specific total apples while also showing what fraction was sold as fresh fruit. However, based on our calculations, the usable value appears to indicate around \( \frac{3}{10} \). Thus, the best option here is:

The fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit is \(\frac{3}{10}\).