Question

A potato salad sells 70% of the total potatoes and still has one 50kg potatoes left with him find the weight of potatoes he had original

Answer 1

100%-70%=30%

Therefore 30% potatoes are left

We know that 30%of some quantity is 50 kg

So, 30/100 *x= 50kg

x=50*100/30=5000/30=166.67 kg