Question

After selling three-fifths of its textbooks, a bookstore had 700 textbooks left. How many textbooks were in the bookstore initially?

Answer 1

x = 1750

Explanation:

x - 3/5x = 700. (1 - 3/5 = 2/5)

2/5x = 700

X = 700 / (2/5)

X = 1750