Question

A store sold 550 video games during the month of December. If this made up 12.5% of its yearly video games scales, about how many video games did the store sell all year?

Answer 1

The store sold 4,400 video games all year.

Explanation:

Percentages

The x percent of a number N is calculated as:

`\displaystyle P=(x)/(100)*N`

If the value of P is known, then:

`\displaystyle N=(100)/(x)*P`

We know the store sold P=550 video games during the month of December and it corresponds to the x=12% of its yearly games sales (N).

Let's calculate N:

`\displaystyle N=(100)/(12.5)*550`

N = 4,400

The store sold 4,400 video games all year.