Question

A large grocery store has 300 cases of canned vegetables in the storeroom. During the past month, the store removed 86 cases, 51 cases, 54 cases, and 78 cases to put on the shelves. Also, the store received two lots of 59 cases each. How many cases are in the storeroom now?

Answer 1

149

Explanation:

You want to know the number of cases of canned vegetables in the storeroom when 86, 61, 54, and 78 cases were removed from the initial inventory of 300 cases, and two lots of 59 cases were added.

Inventory

The current inventory is the starting inventory less removals plus cases received. A calculator is handy for adding these up.

300 -86 -51 -54 -78 +2·59 = 149

There are 149 cases in the storeroom now.

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Additional comment

We observe the inventory was reduced by 151 cases for the month. It appears the receipts haven't kept up with the sales, suggesting a possible out-of-stock condition by the end of the next month.