document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=661719>Question 661719</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fruitseller had some apples .he sells 40% of them and still has 420 apples.find the numbers of apples he hadoriginally </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert 40% into decimal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40/100 = .4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - .4x = 420<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".6x = 420<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 700 apples originally </SPAN>\n" );
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