Question

1. the table below shoes the number of pounds of apples grown last year in 4 cities. (each whole apple on the graph represents 1,000 pounds of apples.) according to the graph, what fraction of the apples grown in all 4 cities were grown in appleton?

a. $\frac{5}{24}$
b. $\frac{1}{4}$
c. $\frac{1}{6}$
d. $\frac{5}{19}$
e. $\frac{3}{16}$

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate apples in each city

• Golden Hills: \(4.5\times1000 = 4500\) pounds (4 whole apples and 1 half - apple, each whole apple is 1000 pounds)
• Red Falls: \(3\times1000=3000\) pounds
• Appleton: \(2.5\times1000 = 2500\) pounds
• Shady Acres: \(2\times1000=2000\) pounds

Step2: Calculate total apples

Total apples \(=4500 + 3000+2500 + 2000=12000\) pounds

Step3: Calculate fraction for Appleton

Fraction \(=\frac{2500}{12000}=\frac{2500\div500}{12000\div500}=\frac{5}{24}\)

Answer:

A. \(\frac{5}{24}\)