An army lost 10% of its men in war, 10% of the remaining died due to disease and 10% of the rest were declared disabled. Thus the strength of the army was reduced to 7,29,000 active men. The original strength of the army was?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 1000000
Let the original strength of army = x
Now,
x × 90/100 × 90/100 × 90/100 = 729000
x = 1000000