Final answer:
There were 4 green apples out of a total of 12 in Ms. Fatima's bowl, making the fraction of green apples 4/12, which simplifies to 1/3.
Step-by-step explanation:
Ms. Fatima had a bowl with 12 apples in it. Of these, 5 were red and 3 were yellow. To find out the fraction of apples that were green, we first need to calculate the total number of green apples. Since there are 12 apples in total and 5 + 3 = 8 apples have been accounted for as red and yellow, we subtract this from the total to find the number of green apples: 12 - 8 = 4 green apples.
The fraction of apples that are green is calculated by taking the number of green apples and dividing it by the total number of apples. Therefore, the fraction representing green apples is: 4 green apples ÷ 12 total apples = 1/3.
Understanding fractions is similar to knowing how slices of a pie represent parts of a whole pie. If we consider each apple as one slice of a 12-slice pie, then having four slices means you have one-third of the pie, which is equivalent to the fraction of green apples in Ms. Fatima's bowl.