Raj had some apples he sold 40% more than he ate. If he had 70 apples how many did he ate?
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1 .4 x= 70
70 / 1.4 = 50
so he ate 50 apples....
70 / 1.4 = 50
so he ate 50 apples....
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Answer:
let x be the number of apples he ate
He sold 40% more than he ate means he sold
[x+ 40 divided by 100x]
apples = [x+2 divided by 5] =7x divided by5 apples
given: Apples sold =70
7x divided by 5 = 70
x =70 multiplied by 5 divided by 7 = 50
Hence he ate 50 apples.
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