A crate of mangoes contains one bruised mango for every 30 mangoes in the crate. If 3 out of every 4 bruised… · ABC26GN0850
Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Simplification
A crate of mangoes contains one bruised mango for every 30 mangoes in the crate. If 3 out of every 4 bruised mangoes are considered unsaleable, and there are 12 unsaleable mangoes in the crate, then how many man- goes are there in the crate?
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Explanation
Let the total number of mangoes in the crate be x. Then, 1 Number of bruised mangoes = x. 30 3 1 1 Number of unsaleable mangoes = × x = x. 4 30 40 1 \ x = 12 or x = (12 × 40) = 480. 40 Hence, total number of mangoes in the crate = 480.
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