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  1. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:

    2. A.

    588 apples
    B.

    600 apples
    C.

    672 apples
    D.

    700 apples

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    Answer : Option D

    Explanation :

    Suppose originally he had x apples.

     

    Then, (100 - 40)% of x = 420.


    \(\frac { 60 } { 100} \)xx = 420 

     

     x = \(\frac { 420 \times100 } { 60 } \) = 700

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