Question

The table shows the amount of produce sold at a farmer's market in the morning.

Type of Produce Number Sold
apples 40
sweet corn 80
pears 30


The farmer expects to sell 240 pieces of produce in the afternoon. Based on this morning's results, how many apples can be expected to be sold?



apples

Answer 1

It would be 64 apples I think

Answer 2

64 apples

Explanation:

We assume that the proportion of apples sold in the afternoon is the same as it is in the morning.

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setup

The number of pieces of produce sold in the morning was 40+80+30 = 150. Of these, 40 were apples. At that same rate, the sale of apples in the afternoon is expected to be ...

apples/total = apples/240 = 40/150

solution

Multiplying by 240, we find the expected sale of apples to be ...

apples = 240(40/150) = 64

64 apples can be expected to be sold in the afternoon.