1. Emily’s Solution to POTW

2. a=# of apples p=# of pears Solve for P =#of rotten apples =# of rotten Pears Because the pieces of rotten fruit are equal let

3. a+p= total # of pieces of fruit Plug in for for p into a+p Since = OR But I did everything in terms of a rather than p.

4. # of pieces of rotten fruit Simplify Is the total fraction of rotten fruit in the box.