A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:
papay dey Answered question February 19, 2025
Let’s denote the original number of apples as x.
The fruit seller sells 40% of the apples, which means he sells 0.4x apples.
The remaining apples are 60% of the original, which is 0.6x.
Given that the remaining apples are 420:
0.6x = 420
Divide by 0.6:
x = 420 / 0.6
x = 700
The fruit seller originally had 700 apples.
papay dey Answered question February 19, 2025
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