Two baskets together have 640 oranges. if (1/5)th of the oranges in the first basket be taken to the second basket. the number of oranges in the first basket is
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The correct answer is 400 oranges.
A total of 640 oranges are in both the baskets. So, if 1/5th of the oranges are removed from the first basket and put into the second basket, that means at least 4/5th should remain in the 1st basket. But the question says that there were oranges already in the second basket also. So the nearest option is 400 oranges.
A total of 640 oranges are in both the baskets. So, if 1/5th of the oranges are removed from the first basket and put into the second basket, that means at least 4/5th should remain in the 1st basket. But the question says that there were oranges already in the second basket also. So the nearest option is 400 oranges.
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Answer:
400
Step-by-step explanation:
Let 1st basket have x number of oranges.
So IInd basket will have (640−x) oranges.
Now, According to question
= x−x×
1
5
=(640−x)+
x
5
= x+x−
x
5
−
x
5
=640
= 2x−
2x
5
=640
=
10x−2x
5
=640
=
8x
5
=640
= x = 400
Ist basket = 400
IInd basket = 640 - 400 = 240
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