Question : Two baskets together have 640 oranges. If $\left (\frac{1}{5} \right)^{th}$ of the oranges in the first basket are taken to the second basket then, the number of oranges in both the baskets becomes equal. The number of oranges in the first basket is:
Option 1: 800
Option 2: 600
Option 3: 400
Option 4: 300
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Correct Answer: 400
Solution :
Let the number of oranges in the first basket and the second basket be $x$ and $(640 –x)$ respectively.
According to the question,
$x - \frac{x}{5}=640 - x+\frac{x}{5}$
⇒ $\frac{8x}{5}=640$
⇒ $x=640 \times \frac{5}{8}$
$\therefore x=400$
Hence, the correct answer is 400.
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