Question

Silvergrove Hardware kept an inventory of 517,110 lawnmowers in the past. With a change inmanagement, the hardware store now keeps an inventory of 70% more lawnmowers. Howmany lawnmowers is that?

Answer 1

879,087.

Step-by-step explanation

To find the number of lawnmowers, we need to first find 70% of the number of lawnmowers that was kept in the past. Then add the to the number of lawnmowers kept in the past.

From the given question;

Number of lawnmowers kept in the past = 517, 110.

70% of lawnmowers kept in the past = 70% of 517 110

`\begin{gathered} =(70)/(100)*517\text{ 110} \\ \\ =361\text{ 977} \end{gathered}`

Number of lawnmowers now kept in store = number of lawnmowers kept in the past + 70% of lawnmowers kept in the past

= 517 110 + 361 977

= 879,087.