Question

Avendor sells 50 percent of apples he had and throws away 20 percent of the remainder. The next day he sells 60 percent of the
remainder and throws away the rest. What percent of his apples does the vendor throw?
None of these
26
20
CLEAR.​

Answer 1

Answer:

26%

Step-by-step explanation:

Total apples 100

Day I

50 sold

10 thrown ( 20% of 50)

Day II

24 sold (60% of 40)

16 thrown (100-84)

Total thrown - 26

Required % = 26*100/100

                   = 26

Answer 2

Given:

Total percentage of apples sold = 50%

Percentage of apples thrown = 20%

Remainder apples sold = 60%

To Find:

Percentage of apples thrown by the vendor

Solution:

Let the total apples thrown be = 100

Therefore,

First day he throws = 50 x 20/100

= 1000/100

= 10

Next day he throws = 40 x 40/100

= 1600/100

= 16

Total number of apples thrown -

10 + 16

= 26

Answer: The total apples thrown are 26.