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

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

588 apples

[B].

600 apples

[C].

672 apples

[D].

700 apples

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Suppose originally he had x apples.

Then, (100 – 40)% of x = 420.

60 x x = 420
100
x = 420 x 100   = 700.
60

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