Question

On Sunday, Chris bought 5% of the cans from his grocery store in preparation for hurricane Sandy. If he bought 61 cans, how many cans did his grocery store have originally?

Answer 1

• 1220 cans

Explanation:

Let the number of cans be x

5% of x is 61, solve the equation below for x:

• x*0.05 = 61
• x = 61/0.05
• x = 1220 cans