Question

In a basket of apples, 12% of them are rotten and 66 are in good condition. Find the total number of apples in the basket.​

Answer 1

Solution:

Let the total number of apples in the basket be m

12% of the apples are rotten, and apples in good condition are 66

Therefore, according to the question,

$88\% \: of \: m= 66$

$→ \frac{88}{100}× m = 66$

$→ m = \frac{(66 \times 100)}{88}$

$→ m = 3 \times 25$

$→ m = 75$

Therefore, total number of apples in the basket is 75.