Out of 80 mangoes in a basket, 25% were rotten. Find the number of rotten mangoes.

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25% of the mangoes were rotten.
25% = $\frac{25}{100}$ = $\frac{1}{4}$
∴ $\frac{1}{4}$ of 80 mangoes were rotten.
$\frac{1}{4}$ × 80 = 20
Thus, 20 mangoes were rotten.

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Out of 80 mangoes in a basket, 25% were rotten. Find the number of rotten mangoes.

25% of the mangoes were rotten. 25% = 25100 = 14 ∴ 14 of 80 mangoes were rotten. 14 × 80 = 20 Thus, 20 mangoes were rotten.

25% of the mangoes were rotten.
25% = $\frac{25}{100}$ = $\frac{1}{4}$
∴ $\frac{1}{4}$ of 80 mangoes were rotten.
$\frac{1}{4}$ × 80 = 20
Thus, 20 mangoes were rotten.