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:
151 comments Page 2 of 16.

Vaibhav kumar singh said:   3 years ago
40% = 2:5.
In this question 5(total):3(remaining).
3---->420;
Then 1--->140.
Total is 5.
5x140=700.
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Adhiti said:   4 years ago
He sells 40%, remaining 60% = 420.
Let the total number of apples be x.
60% of x = 420,
(60/100)*x =420,
x = 700.
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Shahira said:   6 months ago
The original apple x.

40% selled
420 apples left
100%-40% = 60%,
So, 420 is 60%.
60% of x = 420,
60/100 * x = 420,
3/5 * x = 420,
x = 420 * 5/3,
x = 700.
The answer is 700 apples.
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Madhukar Reddy said:   3 years ago
A fruit seller sell 40% apples and the remaining apples are 420.

So, here 100% of apples he sell 40% apples then he had the remaining 60% of apples.( 100-40=60)
60% ----> 420
100%---->x
x = 420*100/60
x = 700

or;
60%----> 420
40%--->x.
x = 420*40/60,
x = 280 (280 apples sold)

Then total apples 280+420 = 700.
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Parvathi said:   2 years ago
Let us assume
x=100.

Apples sailed by seller =40.
left apples =420,

Therefore,
100 - 40 = 60.
60%420 = 252.
252 + 420 = 672.
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JISO said:   2 years ago
It's very simple,
Suppose he had 'x' apples,
Here x = 420.
Then (100 - 40)% = 60%.

Now required solution,
60/100 *x= 420,
x = (420 *100/60) = 700.

HOPE THIS WILL HELP!
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Shahid Najir Patel said:   4 months ago
All apples = 100%

Sold = 40%

The remaining apples 60% which is 420 apples.
So, if 60% is 420 then how much will be 1% we have to find for that we have to do:-
420/60 = 7
7 = 1%.
7 apples means 1%.
So, multiply it like this 7×40%= 280.
We found the answer of 40% which is 280.
60% apples = 420.
40% apples = 280.
420+280 = 700.
100% apples = 700.
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Rohit said:   6 months ago
60% is 420 then,
1% is 420/60/100 = 700.
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Kajal said:   2 years ago
Total cp 100.
he sell 40%.
100-40 = 60 he has;
60 value in question 420 and then.
420/60 =7 and total cp 100*7 = 700 answer.
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Daya said:   1 year ago
X×60/100 = 420.
X = 4200/60,
= 700.
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