Question

Olivia had bought x apples from a store. When she got home, she found that 4 of them were rotten. Of the rest, she gave one-third to her daughter. How many apples did she give to her daughter?

• A. $\frac{\text{x - 4}}{3}$
• B. $\frac{\text{x + 4}}{3}$
• C. $\left(\text{x - 4}\right)\times 3$
• D. $\left(\text{x - 4}\right)÷3$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $\frac{\text{x - 4}}{3}$

Number of apples she bought = x
Number of apples that were rotten = 4

$\to$Remaining number of apples = number of apples she bought - number of apples that were rotten
$=\text{x}-4$

Fraction of apple given to daughter
$=\frac{1}{3}$

Number of apples given to Olivia's daughter $=\text{reamining number of Apples}\times \text{fraction of apples given to daughter}$
$=(\text{x}-4)\times \frac{1}{3}$
$=\frac{\text{x - 4}}{3}$

Hence, $\frac{\text{x - 4}}{3}$ apples has been given to Olivia's daughter.