Question

There were 50% more apples picked this year than last. If there were 230 pounds of apples picked this year, how many pounds were picked last year?

Answer 1

115 apples were picked last year

Explanation

It says there are 50% more apples picked this year than last year. So, we divide 230 by 2 because 50% is half of 100%. 230÷2 = 115

115 apples

Answer 2

Answer is 115 pounds
Explanation: Because you know that there were 50% more apples this year, you need to calculate 50% of 230. 50% is one half. So 230/2=115. Therefore, there were 115 pounds of apples picked last year.