Question

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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45
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not enough information
not enough information

310

Answer 1

To solve the problem, we need to determine how many apples were picked in total and how many were sold as fresh fruit.

1. Let \( x \) be the total number of apples picked.
2. Sara discarded 110 apples as defective. Thus, the number of apples remaining after discarding is \( x - 110 \).
3. Out of the remaining apples, 300 were made into cider. Therefore, the number of apples sold as fresh fruit is:

\[
(x - 110) - 300 = x - 410
\]

4. We want to find the fraction of apples sold as fresh fruit of the total picked, which can be expressed as:

\[
\frac{x - 410}{x}
\]

5. Now, we will simplify this fraction:

\[
\frac{x - 410}{x} = 1 - \frac{410}{x}
\]

To determine this fraction, we need to know the value of \( x \) (the total number of apples picked). Since there’s no information provided about the total number of apples picked, we can't calculate a specific fraction.

Given the information provided, the answer is:

**not enough information**.