Samir, who has six different fruit trees growing in his yard, kept track of how many pieces of fruit he picked this year.

Oranges
5%
Persimmons
15%
Apricots
35%
Plums
15%
Apples
15%
Lemons
15%
Pieces of fruit picked

Samir picked a total of 100 pieces of fruit. How many lemons did he pick?

lemons

Question

Samir, who has six different fruit trees growing in his yard, kept track of how many pieces of fruit he picked this year.

Oranges
5%
Persimmons
15%
Apricots
35%
Plums
15%
Apples
15%
Lemons
15%
Pieces of fruit picked

Samir picked a total of 100 pieces of fruit. How many lemons did he pick?

lemons

Vocaloid · Answer

15% of the fruit are lemons, so multiply 15% * 100 total fruit, or (0.15 * 100)

ewupsheesh · Answer

so 15%?

@vocaloid wrote:

15% of the fruit are lemons, so multiply 15% * 100 total fruit, or (0.15 * 100)

Vocaloid · Answer

remember, it's asking for the # of lemons

15% of 100 is 0.15 * 100 or simply 15 lemons

ewupsheesh · Answer

huh

@vocaloid wrote:

remember, it's asking for the # of lemons 15% of 100 is 0.15 * 100 or simply 15 lemons

ewupsheesh · Answer

What does * mean

Vocaloid · Answer

multiply

ewupsheesh · Answer

multiply what
15x100?

Vocaloid · Answer

0.15 * 100 means 0.15 times 100

ewupsheesh · Answer

so it's 15 then bc 0.15x100 is 15

@vocaloid wrote:

0.15 * 100 means 0.15 times 100

Vocaloid · Answer

yes

ewupsheesh · Answer

Thank you alot!