Question

A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40 % of them and still has 420 apples . Find the number of apples he had originally .​

Answer 1

Answer:

700 apples

Step-by-step explanation:

Since he sold 40 percent apples

60 percent of apples =420 apples

=>1percent =420/60

=>1 percent =7 apples

=>40 percent =7 x 40 = 280 apples

=>he originally had 280+420 =700 apples

Answer 2

Let total number of apples be X

Since 40% of X =420

40/100×X = 420

2x = 2100

X = 1050

Therefore , the total number of apples is 1050.