Question

A crate of oranges contains one bruised mango for every forty oranges in the crate. If three out of every four bruised oranges are considerably unsalable and there are 12 unsalable oranges in the crate then how many oranges is there in the crate?

• A. 640
• B. 1280
• C. 480
• D. 360

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Calculating the total number of oranges: 

Step 1: If 12 unsalable oranges represent three-quarters of the bruised oranges, then the total number of bruised oranges is:

\[ \frac{12}{\frac{3}{4}} = 16 \]

Step 2: For every bruised orange, there are 40 oranges. So, the total number of oranges is:

\[ 16 \times 40 = 640 \]

Thus, the total number of oranges is 640.