Question

A grocery store manager notices that this month her store sold a total of 521 gallons of ice cream, which represents a decrease of 10% from last month. On the other hand, her store sold 791 pounds of broccoli this month, which represents an increase of 25% from last month. How much ice cream and broccoli did the store sell last month? Round your answers to the nearest integer.

Answer 1

Last month the grocery store sold 578.88 gallons of ice cream and 632.8 pounds of broccoli.

Explanation:

Since a grocery store manager notices that this month her store sold a total of 521 gallons of ice cream, which represents a decrease of 10% from last month, and on the other hand, her store sold 791 pounds of broccoli this month, which It represents an increase of 25% from last month, to determine how much ice cream and broccoli did the store sell last month, the following calculation must be performed:

Ice cream = 100 - 10 = 90

90 = 521

100 = X

100 x 521/90 = X

52,100 / 90 = X

578.88 = X

Broccoli = 100 + 25 = 125

125 = 791

100 = X

100 x 791/125 = X

79,100 / 125 = X

632.8 = X

Therefore, last month the grocery store sold 578.88 gallons of ice cream and 632.8 pounds of broccoli.