Question

Mahesh purchased mangoes for his factory. 10% of them were damaged. 40%of the remaining were used to make pickles. If 162 kg mangoes were used to make to make pickles. what quantity of mangoes did he buy?

Answer 1

Mangoes used to make pickles = 40%.
Mangoes used to make pickles = 162 Kg.

Let the total number of mangoes bought be x

By condition,
$x \times \frac{40}{100} = 162 \\ x \times \frac{2}{5} = 162 \\ 2x = 810 \\ x = 405$
Therefore 405 mangoes were bought.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Mangoes used to make pickles = 40%.

Mangoes used to make pickles = 162 Kg.

Let the total number of mangoes bought be x

By condition,

\begin{gathered}x \times \frac{40}{100} = 162 \\ x \times \frac{2}{5} = 162 \\ 2x = 810 \\ x = 405\end{gathered}

x×

100

40

=162

x×

5

2

=162

2x=810

x=405

Therefore 405 mangoes were bought.