In a big garden 60% of the trees are coconut trees, 25%

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In a big garden 60% of the trees are coconut trees, 25% of the number of coconut trees are mango trees and 20% of the number of mango trees are apple trees. If the number of apple trees are 1500, then the number of trees in the garden is :

1. 48000
2. 50000
3. 51000
4. 45000

Correct Option: B

If the number of trees in the garden be p, then

p ×	60	×	25	×	20	= 1500
	100		100		100

⇒ p ×	3	×	1	×	1	= 1500
	5		4		5

⇒ p =	1500 × 5 × 4 × 5	= 50000
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