A fruit seller had some oranges. He sells 30% oranges and still has 140 mangoes. Originally, he had:
A. 288 oranges
B. 300 oranges
C. 672 oranges
D. 200 oranges
Answers
• Let number of oranges be M.
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A fruit seller sells 30% oranges and still has 140 oranges
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• We have to find the number of oranges.
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Fruit seller 30% of oranges.
So,
=> (100 - 30) = 70
He sell 70 oranges.
Now..
=> 70% of oranges = 140
=> 70/100 × M = 140
=> 70M/100 = 140
=> 70M = 140 × 100
=> 70M = 14000
=> M = 14000/70
=> M = 200
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Total number of oranges he had = 200 oranges.
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☆ VERIFICATION :
From above calculations we have M = 200
Put value of M in this : 70/100 ×M = 140
=> 70/100× 200 = 140
=> 7/10 × 200 = 140
=> 1400/10 = 140
=> 140 = 140
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Answer:
Given,
sold = 30% of total oranges
remained with him= 140
Explanation:
let the total number of oranges be x
30% of x + 140 = x