Question
Anjali sold 50% of her apples and was left with 25 less
than 60% of what she originally had. Find the number of apples sold by Anjali.Solution
ATQ,
Let the total number of apples Anjali had be ‘x’
According to the question,
0.5x = 0.6x – 25
Or, x = 25 / 0.1 = 250
Therefore, number of apples sold by Anjali = 0.5x = 125
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