A vendor sells 60 percent of apples he had and throws away 15 percent of the remainder. Next
day he sells 50 percent of the remainder and throws away the rest. What percent of his apples
does the vendor throw?
(A) 17 (B) 23
(C) 77 (D) None of these
(E) 75

• 60% of apples sells he had.. so remain is 40% of apples..
  In 40% throws away 15%, so, (40*15/100=6) apples only he throws first...
  now he had (40-6)=34% is remainder..
  next day, he sell 50% of remainder(34%) so, he sell (34*50/100)=17..
  another 17 apples he throws away once again..
  so, totally 6+17=23 apples he throw
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(1)
• total fruits = 100%
  sold fruits = 60%
  so remainig fruits = 40%
  He throwd 15% of the 40% away.. so thrown fruits are (15*40)100= 6% of the total..
  now the remaining fruits are 100-(60+6) =34%
  out of which half of them are sold and remaining half thrown away..
  so half of 34% =17%..
  so total thrown away fruits = (6+17)=23
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(1)
• ans: 23
  
  Let total apples be x;
  After 60% sells , remainig will be 2x/5
  
  throwing 15%(6x/100) and he got 17x/50
  
  after selling 50% remaining , he got 17x/100
  
  Total apples threw are 17x/100+6x/100=23x/100
  
  hence 23% apples are thrown away
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(1)
• (B) 23
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• (B)23
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• Ans: 23%
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• 23
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• on first day he threw apples= 6% of the total
  on second day he was left with 34 % apples out of which he sold 17 %
  then total apples he threw = (6+17)=23%
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• 23
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• 50 Apples
  60% of 50=30 and reminder is 20
  15% of 20 is 3 and so erreminder is 17
  50% of 17=8.5 and reminder is 8.5
  therefore 8.5+3=11.5
  so 11.5 is 23% of 50
  hence option (B) is answer.
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• 23
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• 27.5 %
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
• None of these
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
• Consider he had 100 apples .
  60 % and 40 % = 60 apples 1 group and 40 apples group 2
  We have to consider only group 2 i.e 40 apples
  (Underline throws keyword we are intersted only with that)
  15 % of 40 = 6 i.e these apples he threw remaining are 34
  50% of 34 i.e 17 apples . He sold 17 and 17 he threw .
  Total apples he threw = 17+6 =23.
  23/100*100 = 23% thats the anwer :)
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