A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40 % apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:
Answer: D
Suppose originally he had \(x\) apples.
Then, \((100 - 40)\)% of \(x = 420\)
\(\Rightarrow \frac{60}{100} \times x = 420 \)
\(\Rightarrow x = (\frac{420 \times 100}{60}) = 700\)