A fruit seller had some oranges. He sells 40% oranges and still has 420 oranges. How many oranges he had originally?

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  1. 550
  2. 700
  3. 1000
  4. 1050

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Option 2 : 700
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Given:

Seller sold 40% of the oranges and has 420 oranges remaining.

Formula used:

Remaining oranges = 100% - 40% = 60% of total oranges

Let the total number of oranges be: x

Calculation:

60% of x = 420

⇒ (60 ÷ 100) × x = 420

⇒ (3 ÷ 5) × x = 420

⇒ x = 420 × (5 ÷ 3)

⇒ x = 700

∴ He originally had 700 oranges.

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