A fruit seller sells \(80\%\) of the fruits he has with him. Out of the remaining fruits he throws away…
Taking 100 fruits, he sells 80 and 20 remain, of which he throws away 20 per cent, that is 4, leaving 16. Next day he sells half of the 16, that is 8, and throws away the…
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A fruit seller sells of the fruits he has with him. Out of the remaining fruits he throws away of them only. Next day he sells of the leftover fruits from the previous day and throws away the rest. What total percentage of the fruits does the seller throw?
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Taking 100 fruits, he sells 80 and 20 remain, of which he throws away 20 per cent, that is 4, leaving 16. Next day he sells half of the 16, that is 8, and throws away the other 8. Total thrown is , which is 12 per cent.
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