Question

In previous months,you ordered 80 boxes of pens per month.This Month,you want to decrease the number of boxes of pens you order by 40%.How many boxes should you order this month?
a) 30 b) 32 c) 40 d) 48
Answer:______________

Answer 1

40% of 80 is obtionB 32

Answer 2

The correct answer is option (d) 48

GIVEN

In previous months,you ordered 80 boxes of pens per month.This Month,you want to decrease the number of boxes of pens you order by 40%.

TO FIND

Number of boxes ordered this month.

SOLUTION

The above problem can be simply solved as follows;

Number of boxes ordered in previous month = 80

Number of boxes to be ordered in this month = 80 - 40% of 80

Solving the equation;

= 80 - (40/100 × 80)

= 80 - (0.4 × 80)

= 80 - 32

= 48

Hence, The correct answer is option (d) 48

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