Question

6% of a certain number of oranges in a basket were found to be rotten. If there were 15 rotten oranges, how many fresh oranges were there in the basket?​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of oranges be x

Number of rotten oranges =15

6% of x = 15

6/100 of x =15

x = 100×15/6 ( Cancel 15 and 6 by 3)

= 100×5/2 ( Cancel 100 by 2)

= 50×5 = 250

So, Number of fresh oranges = 250-15 = 235