Question

A grocery store manager notices that this month her store sold a total of 682 gallons of ice cream, which represents a decrease of 10% from last month. On the other hand, her store sold 515 pounds of broccoli this month, which represents an increase of 11% from last month. How much ice cream and broccoli did the store sell last month? Round your answers to the nearest integer.

The store sold __________ gallons of ice cream last month.

The store sold __________ pounds of broccoli last month.

Answer 1

The store sold 758 gallons of ice cream last month.

The store sold 464 pounds of broccoli last month.

Explanation:

Find how much ice cream they sold last month:

682/0.9

= 758

Find how much broccoli they sold last month:

515/1.11

= 464

The store sold 758 gallons of ice cream last month.

The store sold 464 pounds of broccoli last month.