A fruit seller had some apples . He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples . Originally, he had Options: A . &nbsp588 apples B . &nbsp600 apples C . &nbsp672 apples D . &nbsp700 apples

A fruit seller had som

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

Options:

A . 588 apples

B . 600 apples

C . 672 apples

D . 700 apples

Answer: Option D

Suppose originally he had `x` apples.

Then, (100 - 40)% of `x` = 420 `hArr 60/100 xx x = 420 hArr x = ((420 xx 100)/(60))` = 700

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