Question

Maya has 120 caramel apples to sell. Each caramel is covered with one topping. 1/5 of the caramel apple are covered with peanuts 1/3 are covered with chocolate chips 3/10 are covered with coconut The rest with sprinkles How many caramel apples are covered with sprinkles

Answer 1

20 caramel apples are covered with sprinkles

Explanation:

Let the fraction representing total number of apples = 120 = 1

We are told in the question:

1/5 of the caramel apple are covered with peanuts 1/3 are covered with chocolate chips 3/10 are covered with coconut The rest with sprinkles

Hence:

1 = 1/5 + 1/3 + 3/10 + Sprinkles

Sprinkles = 1 - (1/5 + 1/3 + 3/10)

LCM = 30

1 - (6 + 10 +9/30)

1 - 25/30

1 - 5/6

Fraction of caramel apples covered sprinkles = 1/6

The number caramel apples covered with sprinkles = 1/6 of 120 caramel apples

= 1/6 × 120

= 20 caramel apples are covered with sprinkles