0.85 of the apples in a bushel are used for pies, which is more than half (0.5) of the apples in the bushel.
The question concerns whether 0.85 of the apples in a bushel being used for pies is more or less than half of the apples.
To determine this, we compare the given fraction, 0.85, to the fraction that represents half, which is 0.5.
Since 0.85 is greater than 0.5, we can conclude that the amount of apples used for pies is indeed more than half of the apples in the bushel
The probable question may be:
In one bushel, 0.85 of the apples were used for pies. Is this more or less than half (0.5) of the apples in the bushel?