A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples.…
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A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:
- A.
588 Apples
- B.
600 Apples
- C.
672 Apples
- D.
700 Apples
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Correct answer: D
Solution: Let the original number of apples be x.
He sells 40% of x, so the remaining amount is x − 40% of x = 0.6x.
The remaining amount is given as 420, so 0.6x = 420.
Solve for x: x = 420 ÷ 0.6 = 700.
Therefore, originally he had 700 apples.
Alternative (fraction) method: 60x/100 = 420 ⇒ x = 420 × 100 / 60 = 700.