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A man bought some apples of which 13% of them were rotten. He sold 75% of the balance and was left with 261 apples. How many apples did he have originally?

A1000

B1080

C1150

D1200

Answer:

D. 1200

Read Explanation:

Let 'A' be the number of apples he originally had. => Z x 87/100 x 25/100 = 261 Z = 261 x (100/87) x (100/25) = 1200


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