Question

There are approximately fifty five million metric tons of apples grown each year. It has been estimated that half of all the apples grown are eaten fresh. Approximately how many metric tons of apples are eaten fresh

Answer 1

Twenty-seven and a half million metric tons of apples are eaten fresh.

Explanation:

The amount of metric tons of apples that are eaten fresh is equal to the half of the total amount of metric tons. That is:

`m = (55,000,000\,m-ton)/(2)`

`m = 27,500,000\,m-ton`

Twenty-seven and a half million metric tons of apples are eaten fresh.