Question

Akshat lost 72 baseball cards from his card collection. He realized that he now has only 88% of his cards. How many cards were in his card collection initially?

Answer 1

Answer:

600 cards were in this card collection initially.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Number of lost card= 72

Percentage of left card= 88%

Since, Percentage of left card is 88%

So, Percentage of lost card= (100-88)%

= 12%

Since, 12%--------------------------------- 72 cards

So, 1%----------------------------------- 72/12

So, 100%------------------------------ (72/12)×100

= 600 cards