I think the answer shouls be 80. But its not given in the options.
Problem
Mrs. Taylor handed out 75 sheets of paper to each student in her class. If she has 32 students, how many total sheets of paper did she hand out?
Result
2,400 sheets of paper
Solution
We can solve this using multiplication.
75 · 32 = 2,400
Given:
Serenity picked 75% of the apples of a tree in her backyard.
She picked 30 apples.
To find:
The number of apples on the tree in the beginning.
Solution:
Let x be the number of apples on the tree in the beginning.
Serenity picked 75% of the apples of a tree in her backyard.
Number of apples picked = 75% of x
= 
= 
She picked 30 apples.

Multiply both sides by 4.


Divide both sides by 3.


Therefore, the number of apples on the tree in the beginning is 40.
The answer would be D.
Since you get a 5% discount you only have to pay 95% of the regular price hence the .95(....