The answer is -2 when you simplify
For this case we have the following apple picking options, in dozens:
<em>Tyler:</em>

Tyler picked up a dozen.
<em>Olivia:</em>

Olivia collected 0.833 dozen apples.
<em>Samantha:</em>

Samantha collected 0.667 dozens of apples.
Thus, it is observed that Samantha collected the least amount of apples.
ANswer:
Samantha
Answer:
1 7/16
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Let that number be
. We can build an equation, and solve for
.
less than half of
is
.
more than
is
.
We are given that the two quantities are equal, so we have that
.
Adding
to both sides gives
.
Multiplying both sides by
gives
.
Subtracting
from both sides gives
.
Multiplying both sides by
gives
.
So, the number is
and we're done!
The check is left as an exercise to the reader.