Question

Someone pls help... On November 1st there were 2500 boxes in a warehouse. On December 1st there were 15% fewer boxes in the warehouse than there were on November 1st. On January 1st there were 20% more boxes in the warehouse than there were on December 1st. How many boxes were in the warehouse on January 1st.

Answer 1

Nov 1st: 2500 boxes

Dec 1st: 15% fewer boxes which is 2500 x (1-
`(15)/(100)` ) = 2125

On January 1st: 20% more boxes which is 2125 x (1+
`(20)/(100)` ) = 2550 is the number of boxes

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