Question

A fruit seller sells 30% of his apples and eats 2 of them on the way. He now has 208 apples left in his basket. How many apples did he has initially?
1. 300
2. 310
3. 275
4. 298

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 300

Given:

A fruit seller sells 30% of his apples and eats 2 of them on the way.

Calculation:

Let the initial fruit be x

According to the question,

⇒ 30% of x + 2 + 208 = 100% of x

⇒ (100 – 30)x/100 = 210

⇒ 70x/100 = 210

⇒ x = 210 × 10/7

⇒ x = 300

∴ He has initially 300 apples.