5. The fruit seller had some apples. He sold
40% of them and still has 420 apples.
Originally how many apples he had?

June 25, 2021

By Kennedy

2 thoughts on “5. The fruit seller had some apples. He sold<br />40% of them and still has 420 apples.<br />Originally how many apples he had?<br”

1. Given :

   Percent of apples sold :- 40%

   Left over apples with fruit seller :- 420

   To find :

   Total apples with fruit seller at beginning.

   Solution :

   As we know that, the sold over apples is 40%. So, we can easily find the percent of apples that were still with him.

   Percent of apples left over :-

   [tex]{\sf \dashrightarrow 100 – 40}[/tex]

   [tex]{\sf \dashrightarrow 60\%}[/tex]

   Now, let’s find the apples that were with him at beginning.

   Apples he had originally :-

   [tex]{\sf \dashrightarrow 60\% \: of \: y = 420}[/tex]

   [tex]{\sf \dashrightarrow \dfrac{60}{100} \times y = 420}[/tex]

   [tex]{\sf \dashrightarrow y = \dfrac{100 \times 420}{60}}[/tex]

   [tex]{\sf \dashrightarrow y = \dfrac{5 \times 420}{3}}[/tex]

   [tex]{\sf \dashrightarrow y = \dfrac{2100}{3}}[/tex]

   [tex]{\sf \dashrightarrow y = 700}[/tex]

   Hence, the fruit seller had 700 apples with him originally.

   Therefore Option (d) 700 is correct answer.

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2. Answer:

   700 is the answer

   Step-by-step explanation:

   420÷60=7. So 1 percent is 7. 10 percent is 70×4=280. 280+420=700

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