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1.	A man bought a certain number of orangesout of which 13 percent were found rotten. Hegave 75% of the remaining in charity and stillhas 522 oranges left. Find how many had hebought
Answer» Ans :- Let no.of oranges bought=100 then percentage of oranges rotten=13% then remaining oranges=100-13%of 100 i.e.=87percentage given to charity out of left oranges=75% of 87 i.e.=21.75 by unitary method 100 - 21.75 then if 522 are left then no.of oranges bought = 522*100/21.75 i.e.=2400

A man bought a certain number of orangesout of which 13 percent were found rotten. Hegave 75% of the remaining in charity and stillhas 522 oranges left. Find how many had hebought

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Ans :- Let no.of oranges bought=100

then percentage of oranges rotten=13%

then remaining oranges=100-13%of 100 i.e.=87percentage given to charity out of left oranges=75% of 87 i.e.=21.75

by unitary method 100 - 21.75 then if 522 are left then no.of oranges bought = 522*100/21.75 i.e.=2400