Question

Ordered 145 packs of printer paper based on average daily use she knows that the paper will last about 65 days how many packs of printer paper should the manager expect to have after 5 days

Answer 1

11.15 packs of paper are used in 5 days; therefore, 133.85 are left

Explanation:

Set this up as ratio with days on top and packs of paper on the bottom. Filling in the ratio with the info we have, keeping in mind we are looking for packs of paper left after 5 days:

`(days)/(packs):(65)/(145)=(5)/(x)`

Cross multiply to get 65x = 725 and x = 11.15. This represents the number of packs used. To get the number of packs remaining, subtract 11.15 from 145 to get 133.85 remaining after 5 days.