Some apples were eaten by wasps, others were rotten and the rest were quality apples, in the ratio 7 : 8 : 25
14apples had been eaten by wasps//
.(i)What percentage of apples were rotten?
(ii)How many rotten apples were there?
(iii)Calculate the total number of apples.
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rotten percentage = 8/(7+8+25) * 100
= (8 / 40) * 100 = 20% (ans-1)
let,total apple =x
then, 7x/(7+8+25)=14.
=> 7x = (14 × 40)
=> x = 80
total apple = 80 (ans-3)
20% of total apple is rotten,
so, 80 × 20%
= 80 × 20/100
= 16
number of rotten apple = 16 (ans-2)
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