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) About Me  (Show Source):
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p apples.
0.95p good apples.
Sell 0.93*0.95*p apples.

0.95p-0.93%2A0.95p=266
p%280.95-0.93%2A0.95%29=266
0.95p%281-0.93%29=266
0.95%2Ap%2A0.07=266
p=266%2F%280.95%2A0.07%29
highlight%28p=4000%29