Question

    A sold 30% more apples than B. Ratio of number of apples

    sold by B to number of apples sold by C is 11:12. Find the number of apples sold by A if number of apples sold by C is 600.
    A 715 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 725 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 735 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 745 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Let, number of apples sold by B and number of apples sold by C be ‘11x’ and ‘12x’, respectively. So, 12x = 600 Or, x = 50 Number of apples sold by B = 11x = 11 × 50 = 550 Therefore, number of apples sold by A = 130% of 550 = 715

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