Question

Lynn has a collection of lacrosse sticks. After selling 65% of her lacrosse sticks, she has 42 sticks left. How many lacrosse sticks did she start with?

Answer 1

Starting number= 120

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

After selling 65% of her lacrosse sticks, she has 42 sticks left.

To calculate the starting number of lacrosse sticks, we need to use the following formula:

Starting number= sticks left / proportion of sticks on stock

Starting number= 42 / 0.35

Starting number= 120