Question

1. A local pizzeria sold 65 pizzas yesterday.

(step 1) The owner offers the employees a bonus if the number of pizzas sold increases by 20% today. How many pizzas must the pizzeria sell for employees to receive the bonus? Explain your reasoning.

(Part 2) Suppose the actual number of pizzas sold today was 60. Describe the number of pizzas sold as a percent increase or decrease, rounded to the nearest hundredth. Show your work.

Answer:

Answer 1

Part 1

Pizzas sold last day = 65

Increasement needed in sale = 20%

pIzzas to be sold today

= 65 + 20% of 65

= 65 + 20/100 × 65

= 65 + 1/5 × 65

= 65 + 1/1 × 13

= 65 + 13

= 78

Part 2

Pizzas sold last day = 65

Pizzas sold today = 60

60 = 65 + x% of 65

60 = 65 + x/100 × 65

60 - 65 = x/20 × 13

- 5 = x/20 × 13

-5/13 = x/20

-5/13 × 20 = x

-7.692 = x

Therefore, there was a decrease in pizza sale by 7.692%

By rounding off,

The decrease in pizza sale was by 7.700%.

= 7.7%