World fruit production went up 54 percent between 2000 and 2019, to 883 million tonnes. Five fruit species accounted for 57 percent of the total production in 2019, down from 63 percent in 2000. Use the data in the passage to answer the following questions. [Data source: FAO]

What was the world fruit production in 2000?

Correct Answer: 573 million tonnes

Step-by-Step Explanation:

Step 1: Identify the given data from the problem.

Let $P$ be the world fruit production in the year 2000 in million tonnes.
According to the given text, world fruit production in 2019 was 883 million tonnes.
It is also given that fruit production went up by 54 percent between 2000 and 2019.

Step 2: Formulate the relationship mathematically.

An increase of 54% means that the production in 2019 was 154% of the production in 2000.

$\text{Production in 2019}=P\times (1+\frac{54}{100})$

$883=P\times 1.54$

Step 3: Solve for $P$ (Production in 2000).

$P=\frac{883}{1.54}$

$P\approx 573.376\text{ million tonnes}$

Rounding to the nearest whole number, the world fruit production in 2000 was approximately 573 million tonnes.