Question

During the first month of sales, a company sold 1,300,000

units of a certain type of smartphone. During the same
month, 15% of the units sold were returned. If sales and
the return rate remain the same for each of the next 5
months, about how many units of this smartphone will be
returned to the company during this 6-month period?

Answer 1

1,170,000 Smartphones were returned over a 6-month period.

Explanation:

Ok, so to start off, 15% of 1,300,000 is 195,000. Now if everything remains the same over the next 5 months, you just need to multiply the 195,000 by 6 to get the 6 month return rate. This results in the number of 1,170,000 Smartphones Returned over a 6-month period.

Answer 2

1,170,000

Explanation:

The returns are 15% of 1,300,000.

15% of 1,300,000 = 15% * 1,300,000 = 0.15 * 1,300,000 = 195,000

In 1 month, 195,000 smartphones were returned.

In 6 months, 6 times as many smartphones were returned.

6 * 195,000 = 1,170,000

Answer: 1,170,000