Question

The number of cupcakes sold at the bakery dropped 25% this month and they sold only 240 cupcakes this month. How many cupcakes did they sell last month?

Answer 1

300 cupcakes

Explanation:

Okay, the first step is finding 25% of 240, we do this by multiplying .25 by 240. This gets us 60. Then, to get 125% of 240 (since sales dropped 25%), we add 240 and 60, this gets us 300. 300 cupcakes were sold. Another way to do this is 1.25x240. I wanted to explain it more thoroughly, though.