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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Answer 1

To find the fraction of the total apples picked that were sold as fresh fruit, we first need to determine the total number of apples picked.

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

1. From the information provided, Sara discarded 110 apples as defective. Therefore, the number of apples remaining is: \[ x - 110 \]

2. Out of the remaining apples, 300 were made into cider. Thus, the number of apples sold as fresh fruit is: \[ (x - 110) - 300 = x - 410 \]

3. Now, we want to find the fraction of the total apples (x) that were sold as fresh fruit: \[ \text{Fraction sold as fresh fruit} = \frac{x - 410}{x} \]

Since we don't know the total number of apples picked \( x \), we can't calculate a specific numerical value for this fraction without more information.

Therefore, the correct response is:

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