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:
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Suppose originally he had x apples.
Then, (100 - 40)% of x = 420.
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60 | x x = 420 |
100 |
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420 x 100 | ![]() |
60 |
Video Explanation: https://youtu.be/-Pv25Do3WwY
Discussion:
149 comments Page 4 of 15.
Cjemos said:
3 months ago
420/x * 100 = 60,
420/x = 3/5,
420.5 = 3.x,
2100 = 3.x,
2100/3 = x,
700 = x.
420/x = 3/5,
420.5 = 3.x,
2100 = 3.x,
2100/3 = x,
700 = x.
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Vipul said:
1 decade ago
Here
Whole apples is 60% acco. to the quess
and we have sell 40%
ok
here
aftr sellng 40% of apple remaing is 60%
ok
thn
60% of apple =420 remaing apples
then 60/100=420
=700
Whole apples is 60% acco. to the quess
and we have sell 40%
ok
here
aftr sellng 40% of apple remaing is 60%
ok
thn
60% of apple =420 remaing apples
then 60/100=420
=700
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Basu said:
1 decade ago
If Original apple is 'x'.
100%-40% = 60%apple is 420 apple.
So x = 420/60 = 7 apple is per 1%.
Then 100% apple is = 7*100 = 700 apple.
100%-40% = 60%apple is 420 apple.
So x = 420/60 = 7 apple is per 1%.
Then 100% apple is = 7*100 = 700 apple.
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Jai said:
8 years ago
100%-40%=60%,
= (420/60)*100,
= (7)*100,
= 700.
= (420/60)*100,
= (7)*100,
= 700.
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Suma said:
5 years ago
Initially, assume that the original apples be 'x'.
Then, 40% of the apples ------40*x/100+420 (420 are still left),
40*x/100+420=x (since x is the original no.of apples),
By solving the above equation, we get x = 700 which is the required answer.
Then, 40% of the apples ------40*x/100+420 (420 are still left),
40*x/100+420=x (since x is the original no.of apples),
By solving the above equation, we get x = 700 which is the required answer.
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Prawinrajan N said:
5 years ago
Total apple 100%.
Sell = 40% and he has 420 apples now.
Here, 100% - 40% = 60%.
So 60% = 420
40% = x
x = 420*40/60
x =280
The total = 280 + 420 = 700.
Sell = 40% and he has 420 apples now.
Here, 100% - 40% = 60%.
So 60% = 420
40% = x
x = 420*40/60
x =280
The total = 280 + 420 = 700.
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Pavi said:
5 years ago
Let total no of apples = 100.
They give that, he sells 40% apples so, remaining apple he had is 100-40 = 60 apples.
So,
60 = 420.
100 = x,
By dividing,
60/100 = 420/x,
X = (420 * 100)/60.
X =700,
Ans: 700.
They give that, he sells 40% apples so, remaining apple he had is 100-40 = 60 apples.
So,
60 = 420.
100 = x,
By dividing,
60/100 = 420/x,
X = (420 * 100)/60.
X =700,
Ans: 700.
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Villan said:
4 years ago
Apples sold by the seller = 40%
Let the total = 100%.
Remaining =100-40 which is 60%.
Then according to the question after selling 40% of apples 420 apples are remaining.
Therefore 60% =420.
So 100 /60*420 = 700 apples.
Let's check,
40/100*700.
= 420 apples.
So the answer is 700.
Let the total = 100%.
Remaining =100-40 which is 60%.
Then according to the question after selling 40% of apples 420 apples are remaining.
Therefore 60% =420.
So 100 /60*420 = 700 apples.
Let's check,
40/100*700.
= 420 apples.
So the answer is 700.
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Anusha said:
4 years ago
100%-40% = 60%.
60% = 420,
100% = x.
60x = 420 * 100.
x =700.
60% = 420,
100% = x.
60x = 420 * 100.
x =700.
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Faizan said:
4 years ago
Another way is;
Let x be the total apples.
So, he sold x-420 apples which accounts for 40% of the total apples hence,
40/100 = (x - 420)/x.
After solving,
x = 700.
Let x be the total apples.
So, he sold x-420 apples which accounts for 40% of the total apples hence,
40/100 = (x - 420)/x.
After solving,
x = 700.
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