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A grocer sold 45% of his stock of sugar and the quantity that he sold was 96kg less than the one left. How much sugar did he sell?
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Let the whole stock of suger be "X"

Sold amount=0.45X

Left amount =0.55X

0.45X+96 =0.55X

X=96/0.1=960 kg

The sold amount of suger=0.45 ×960 =432 kg.
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