Question

a bowl holds the 12 pieces of fruit shown below. if jasmine correctly writes the fraction of fruit that are apples, which of the following would be the numerator of the fraction? 7 12 \\(\frac{7}{12}\\) 5

Explanation:

Step1: Count total fruit

Total fruit = 12

Step2: Count apple pieces

Count apples: 1. <point>222 214</point>, 2. <point>372 210</point>, 3. <point>221 381</point>, 4. <point>312 381</point>, 5. <point>471 381</point>, 6. <point>311 550</point>, 7. <point>470 550</point>
Apple count = 7

Step3: Identify fraction numerator

Fraction of apples = $\frac{\text{Number of apples}}{\text{Total fruit}} = \frac{7}{12}$. Numerator is 7.

Answer:

7