Question

There are 1,505 pieces of fruit for sale at a farmers market. 39% of them are apples 28% are oranges 13% are honeydew melons and the rest are watermelons. How many watermelons are there

Answer 1

Answer:301 watermelons

Explanation:

Find out what is percentage of watermelons in all fruits

a+o+hdm+wtm=100%

a=39%

o=28%

hdm=13%

39%+28%+13%+wtm=100%

wtm=100%-39%-28%-13%

wtm=100%-80%

wtm=20%

Lets find out how many of watermelons are using percentage :

20/100*1505=301