SOLUTION: A fruitseller had some apples .he sells 40% of them and still has 420 apples.find the numbers of apples he hadoriginally

SOLUTION: A fruitseller had some apples .he sells 40% of them and still has 420 apples.find the numbers of apples he hadoriginally

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Question 661719: A fruitseller had some apples .he sells 40% of them and still has 420 apples.find the numbers of apples he hadoriginally
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = original # of apples
Convert 40% into decimal
40/100 = .4
x - .4x = 420
.6x = 420
x = 700 apples originally
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