Question

Whitney counted the number of untagged merchandise in a shipment of 320 boxes. She found that there were 8 items that were untagged. In her next shipment, there will be 280 boxes. How many untagged items can she expect to find in the next shipment?

Answer 1

7 items

Explanation:

320 / 8 = 280 / x

40 = 280 / x

x = 280 / 40 = 7