A fruit seller had some oranges. He sells 30% oranges and still has 140 oranges. Originally, he had:
Question
A fruit seller had some oranges. He sells 30% oranges and still has 140 oranges. Originally, he had:
Solution
To solve this problem, we need to understand that the 140 oranges represent 70% of the original amount, because the seller has sold 30% of his oranges.
Step 1: We set up the equation 70/100 * X = 140, where X is the original number of oranges.
Step 2: We solve for X by dividing both sides of the equation by 70/100, which is the same as multiplying by 100/70.
So, X = 140 * 100/70 = 200
Therefore, the fruit seller originally had 200 oranges.
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