Question

In a basket of apples 12% are rotten and 66 are in good condition . Find the total number of apples in the basket

Answer 1

Let the total number of apples in the basket be m

12 % of the apples are rotten, and apples in good condition are 66

Therefore, according to the question,

88% of m = 66

88/100 × m = 66

m = (66 × 100)/88

m = 3 × 25

m = 75

Therefore, total number of apples in the basket is 75.

Answer 2

Given:

In a basket of apples, 12% are rotten and 66 are in good condition.

To find:

The total number of apples in the basket.

Solution:

The total number of apples in the basket is 75.

To answer this question, we will follow the following steps:

Let the total number of apples in the basket be x.

Now,

As given in the question, we have

The percentage of apples that are rotten = 12℅

So,

The percentage of apples that are in good condition = 100℅ - 12% = 88%

Also given,

The number of apples that are in good condition = 66

So,

$\frac{88}{100} \times x = 66$

On solving the above, we get

$x = \frac{66 \times 100}{88}$

$= \frac{6 \times 100}{8}$

$= 75$

Hence, the total number of apples is 75.