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      Question

      A sold 20% more apples than B. Ratio of number of apples

      sold by B to number of apples sold by C is 8:9. Find the number of apples sold by A if number of apples sold by C is 540.
      A 526 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 536 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 576 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 575 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Let, number of apples sold by B and number of apples sold by C be β€˜8x’ and β€˜9x’, respectively. So, 9x = 540 Or, x = 60 Number of apples sold by B = 8x = 8 Γ— 60 = 480 Therefore, number of apples sold by A = 120% of 480 = 576

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