Question

Renee's dress shop is suffering from slow business. Renee decides to mark down all her merchandise. The next day, she sells 33 winter coats. That day Renee sold 30% of the winter coats she had in stock. How many winter coats were in stock before the sale? Please solve and explain step by step.

A) 990
B) 99
C) 110
D) 1110

Answer 1

To find the number of winter coats in stock before the sale, set up the equation 30% of x = 33 and solve for x. The solution is 110.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of winter coats that were in stock before the sale, we can use the information given in the question. We know that Renee sold 33 winter coats and this represents 30% of the winter coats she had in stock. Let's call the total number of winter coats in stock 'x'.

We can set up the equation: 30% of x = 33. To solve for x, we can convert 30% to a decimal by dividing it by 100, giving us 0.30. The equation becomes: 0.30x = 33.

To isolate x, we divide both sides of the equation by 0.30: x = 33 ÷ 0.30 = 110. Therefore, there were 110 winter coats in stock before the sale.