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If a honeybee visits 50 flowers in a day and 10 % of those flowers become fruit, how many fruits does the bee contribute to that day?

medium 3 marks Class 4 · EVS · Anita and the Honeybees
Answer
5 fruits

The correct answer is 5 fruits — Thus the bee contributes to 5 fruits in a day.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Number of flowers visited = 50.
  2. Percentage that become fruit = 10 % = 0.10.
  3. Multiply: 50 × 0.10 = 5.
  4. Thus the bee contributes to 5 fruits in a day.
Common mistake: Forgetting to convert percentage to decimal

Concept tested: Pollination success rate

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