At the One a Day Factory, rotten apples are discarded by Jeana,an apple inspector. On a given day, Jeana found that 3.2 $\%$ of the 50,000 pounds of apples were rotten.
a) How many pounds of apples were rotten?
b) How many pounds of apples were not rotten?

Question

At the One a Day Factory, rotten apples are discarded by Jeana,an apple inspector. On a given day, Jeana found that 3.2 $\%$ of the 50,000 pounds of apples were rotten. 
a) How many pounds of apples were rotten?
b) How many pounds of apples were not rotten?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the pounds of rotten apples, calculate 3.2% of 50,000: $50,000 \times 0.032 = 1,600$ lb. Subtracting the rotten apples from the total gives $50,000 - 1,600 = 48,400$ lb of apples that were not rotten.

At the One a Day Factory, Rotten Apples Are Discarded %\%%

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