Aptitude - Percentage - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Percentage - General Questions (Q.No. 3)
3.
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

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Discussion:
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Kalai said:   1 decade ago
Simple: 40% apples sold. remains =420 it means 60% ....

60%=420 Then 1%=70

Then (Total)=100% =( 1% * 100) ===> 100*7 = 700Apples

Santosh said:   1 decade ago
Can We Do Like This???
From The Options If We take any option And Taking 40% from that Option and adding to the remaining Apples We Have To Get The Original Option

Ex : (40% of 700 is 280)+ (remaining Apples 420)= 700

Parthi said:   1 decade ago
40% apple sold
60% apple 420
therefore 40% apple = (420/60)*40 = 280

60% + 40% = 100%
420 + 280 = 700

Iqbal singh said:   1 decade ago
@sachin soni.
You solve this question very easy. Excellent answer.

Md saleh said:   1 decade ago
A simple solution:

ie. 40% sold means
Remaining 60%=420
Therefore 420/60=70 ie 10%
therefore 70*40%=280
ie 280+420=700 total apples.

Nikky said:   1 decade ago
45% of ? + 90% of 9000= 30% of ?

Donkor said:   1 decade ago
40% of apples are sold and still left with 420 apples
remaining=60%(100%-40%)
if remaining=420 apples, then it is also equal to 60%
therefore if 60%=420 apples
40%=? ratio and proportion

if less more divide

40/100 x 100/60(dividing 40% by 60%, and reciprocating it in the multiplication) x 420

=2/3 x 420= 280 here 280 only represent 40%
therefore whole apples(60%+40%)
280+420=700

Nilesh said:   1 decade ago
Hey aprna, your answer is wrong dear...right ans. 80
30% of 210=63
30% of 90=27
63=27+45% of x
45% f x=63-27=36
if 36=45 f x thn
36/45^100=80

Sachin soni said:   1 decade ago
Apple sold 40%.

Remaining 60% = 420.

Then 1% apple are 420/60 = 7.

Then 100% = 7x100 = 700 answer.

Amit said:   1 decade ago
RAMESH you are Great.


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