Question

5% of apples in a basket were rotten and another 10% were discarded by the fruit vendor. If 1700 apples remain in the basket, then the original number of apples in the basket was ___

Answer 1

Total % of discarded apples = 10 + 5 = 15%

Total % of apples remaining = 85%

Let the total number of apples be $x$

As per question,

$\frac{85}{100}x$ = 1700

$\Rightarrow x$ = $\frac{1700\times 100}{85}$ = 2000

The total number of apples in the basket = 2000