Question

Manideep gave 20% of the applos with him to his
father. He gave 30% of the remaining to his mother,
50% of what remained to his brother and kept the
remaining with him. What percent of the total
number of apples he initially had does he now have
with him?
(1) 32%
(2) 26%
(3) 28%
(4) 50%
(5) None of these​

Answer 1

12%

Step-by-step explanation:

let's say apples are 100

20/100 x 100=20

100-20=80

then he gave 30percent to his mother of 80

80/100 x30

80/10 x 3

80 x 0.3

=24 apples left.

now 50% of apples to brother

mean btw

1/2 of 24=12. he gave 12 apples to brother