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?
Answer
5 fruits
The correct answer is 5 fruits — Thus the bee contributes to 5 fruits in a day.
Step-by-step solution
- Number of flowers visited = 50.
- Percentage that become fruit = 10 % = 0.10.
- Multiply: 50 × 0.10 = 5.
- 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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