SOLUTION: A fruitseller has a certain number of apples of which 5% are rotten.He sells 93% of the remainder and then
has 266 left.How many apples he had originally?
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Question 961096: A fruitseller has a certain number of apples of which 5% are rotten.He sells 93% of the remainder and then
has 266 left.How many apples he had originally?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39799) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p apples.
0.95p good apples.
Sell 0.93*0.95*p apples.
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