A woman bought some oranges and 30% of them were bad. If there were 60

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A woman bought some oranges and 30% of them were bad. If there were 60 bad oranges, how many oranges did she buy?

  • a. 18
  • b. 42
  • c. 100
  • d. 200

Correct Answer: d. 200



Bisola
BisolaThursday, August 22nd, 2024 19:54pm

Let x be the number of bad orange

30% of x =0.3x

Using the information that 60 were bad

0.3x=60

X=60

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T-Boma
T-BomaFriday, August 23rd, 2024 17:07pm
Thanks for providing a solution.
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