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From a box of 120 mangoes, Brent sold 60%. How many mangoes were left?

Sagot :

Given:-

  • From a box of 120 mangoes, Brent sold 60%.

To Find :-

  • How many mangoes are left .

Solution :-

According to the question, box has 120 mangoes . The number of mangoes he sold will be ,

[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] n(sold) = 60% of 120

[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] n(sold) = 60/100 × 120

[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] n(sold) = 3/5 × 120

[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] n(sold) = 72

Hence the number of mangoes left will be ,

[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] n(left) = 120 - 72

[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] n(left) = 48

Hence the number of mangoes left is 48.