Question

A fruit seller had some oranges. He sells 30%oranges and still has 140 oranges

with him. Find Originally how many he had in the beginning.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Suppose originally he had x oranges.

Then, (100−30)% of x =140.

100

70

x =140

x= 70(140×100)

=200.

Answer 2

$\huge\bf{✧\:Solution\: :-}$

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$\tt{Suppose \:originally \:he \:had \:x \:oranges.}$

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↦$\tt{Then,\: (100−30)\: \% \:of \:x \:=\:140.}$

↦$\tt\frac{70}{100}x$$\tt{=\:140}$

↦$\tt{x\:=}$$\tt\frac{(140\:༝\:100)}{70}$

↦$\tt{200}$

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$\mathtt\blue{Answer\:⇢}$$\mathtt\purple{200}$