Every day a person sells 30 percent of his fruits and 20 percent of the remaining fruits get spoilt during the night. If total 28 fruits got spoil on the first night, then how many fruits did he sell on the first day?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Given:
30% of the fruits are sold every day.
20% of the remainder go bad.
Fruits spoiled on the first night = 28.
According to the formula:
Remainder = 70%
Spoiled = 20% of the remainder
Let the total number of fruits be x.
Remainder = 70% = 0.7x
Spoiled = 20% of 0.7x = 0.14x
⇒ 0.14x = 28
⇒ x = 28 / 0.14 = 200
Fruits sold on the first day = 30% of 200 = 60