Question

The average number of customers at the cafe fell by 10% in the month of May. If 140 fewer customers visited the cafe in May, how many customers visited in April?

Answer 1

1400

Explanation:

You want to know the number of customers in April if the number in May was 10% lower. That number was 140 fewer.

Percent

The problem statement is telling us ...

April - (10% × April) = April - 140

10% × April = 140 . . . . . . . . subtract April, multiply by -1

April = 140/10% = 1400 . . . . divide by 10%

The number of customer visits in April was 1400.

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Additional comment

The 1400 customers in April fell by 140 to 1260 in may. That's 10% fewer than in April.

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