In a year, a man manages to sell only 65\% of the chicken he owns. How many chicken should the man own to sell 47775 chicken in a year?
(a)55000
(b)68500
(c)73000
(d)82500
(e)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): E
Explanation
Let the required number of chicken be $x$. Then, $65 \%$ of $x=47775$ $$\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \quad \frac{65}{100} x=47775 \\ & \Rightarrow \quad x=\frac{47775 \times 100}{65}=73500 . \end{aligned}$$
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.