Question

Mary and Edith Jones operated a supermarket and noticed a decrease in produce sales. Their accountant advised them to discontinue the produce department when sales were below 20 percent of total sales. Sales for the next month were $11,420, of which, $2,150 were produce sales. Find the ratio of produce sales to total sales expressed as a percent. Round to the neared tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

18.8%.

Total sales are equal to $11,420. The ratio of produce sales to total sales is given as 2,150/11,420, which is approximately equal to 0.188, or 18.8% rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.