Question

Jonas has 5 apples and 6 oranges in a fruit basket. The basket contains 13 pieces of fruit. Which statement is true

regarding the contents of the fruit basket?
The fraction of apples in the basket is greater than the fraction of any other type of fruit in the basket.
The fraction of oranges in the basket is greater than the fraction of any other type of fruit in the basket
There are 3 other pieces of fruit in the basket
There are 6 types of fruit in the basket.

Answer 1

The fraction of oranges in the basket is greater than the fraction of any other type of fruit in the basket.

Explanation:

The oranges make up
`(6)/(13)`

The apples make up
`(5)/(13)`

The unknown rest of the fruit basket make up
`(2)/(13)`

The oranges are the greatest fraction.

Answer 2

B The fraction of oranges in the basket is greater than the fraction of any other type of fruit in the basket

Explanation:

5 apples + 6 oranges is 11 fruits. witch means thare are 2 unidentified fruits tharefore C is wrong and D is wrong. and it couldn't be A because 5 is smaller than 6.