Aptitude - Percentage - Discussion

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Percentage

A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:

588 apples

600 apples

672 apples

700 apples

Answer: Option

Explanation:

Suppose originally he had x apples.

Then, (100 - 40)% of x = 420.

	60	x x = 420
	100

x =		420 x 100	= 700.
		60

Discussion:

151 comments Page 10 of 16.

Ayaz said: 8 years ago

Here,
100-40=60%
Hence, the correct option should be whose 60% is 420 and 700*(60/100)=420.

Ramesh kannnan said: 8 years ago

420 apple is 60%.
So divide it by 6 420%6=70 then balance 40% 70 * 4=280.

280 + 420 = 700.

Kartik patel said: 1 decade ago

Let x is total apple

Since he sell 40% of total i.e. 40x/100

x-40x/100=420
6x=4200
x=700

Farhana said: 9 years ago

He sold 40% means remaining 60%.

So divide 420 with 60 as,

420/60 * 100,
70 * 10 = 700.

Yogesh Kumar said: 7 years ago

Total sold =40% =2/5.
Total remaining = 60% = 3/5 =420.
If, is 140.
So, 5 is 700.

Muskan said: 7 years ago

Simply, the solution is;

100 - 40 % of x = 420,
60/100*X = 420.
X = 420 * 100/60 = 700.

Sameer said: 1 decade ago

It is very simple.

If 40% is sold out then 60% is remains.

Then,

(420/60) *100= 700.

JENDA FAYAZ said: 1 decade ago

He had 100% apples.

He sold 40%, Remaining 60% = 420 apples.

100% = 420/60*100 = 720.

ANsari said: 8 years ago

Let Total apple = x.
x of 40% + 420 = x,
2x/5+420=x,
5x = 2x+2100,
3x = 2100,
x = 700.

Er. Mantu Suna said: 10 years ago

40% sale.

100% = ?
60% = 420.

1% = 420/60.
1% = 7.

So 100% = 7*100.
100% = 700.

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