Given:
Spoilage rate of fruits = 9% = 0.09
To find:
Amount of fruits to be order to have 100 pounds of peaches and considering the spoilage rate.
Solution:
Let the required amount of fruits you should order be x.
So, spoiled fruits = 9% of x = 0.09x
He would like to have 100 pounds of peaches to sell.
[tex]x-0.09x=100[/tex]
[tex]0.91x=100[/tex]
Divide both sides by 0.91.
[tex]x=\dfrac{100}{0.91}[/tex]
[tex]x=109.89[/tex]
[tex]x\approx 110[/tex]
The required amount of fruits to be order is 110 lbs. Therefore, the correct option is D.
