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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 ‘8x’ and ‘9x’, respectively. So, 9x = 540 Or, x = 60 Number of apples sold by B = 8x = 8 × 60 = 480 Therefore, number of apples sold by A = 120% of 480 = 576

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