Question

A car showroom sells 35% of its cars on a given day and is still left with 260 cars. How many cars did the showroom sell?

Answer 1

sold 35%

left with 100 - 35 = 65%

65% = 260

let total cars be x

65% of x = 260

x = 26000/65

x = 400

total cars were 400

sold cars = 400 - 260 = 140

Answer 2

Concept Introduction:-

It might resemble a word or a number representation of the quantity's arithmetic value. It could resemble a word or a number that represents the numerical value of the quantity.

Given Information:-

We have been given that a car showroom sells $35\%$ of its cars on a given day and is still left with $260$ cars.

To Find:-

We have to find that number of cars did the showroom sell.

Solution:-

According to the problem

sold percentage of car$=35\%$

The remaining percentage of cars sold$=100 - 35 = 65\%$

The percentage of car left$65\% = 260$

Let total cars be $x$

$65\% of x = 260\\x = 26000/65\\x = 400$

The total number of cars present in the showroom are $400$

The total number of sold cars $= 400 - 260 = 140$

Final Answer:-

The correct answer is the total number of car sold are $140$.

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