Sunshine Honda sold 112 cars this month. If that is 40% greater than last month, how many cars were sold last month?
x=112*100/140
x= 80
Answer: 80
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Yes, that is correct. To find the number of cars sold last month, you can set up a proportion using the given information. Let's call the number of cars sold last month "x". Since this month's sales are 40% greater than last month's, we can express the sales this month as 1.4x (which is equal to 100% + 40% = 140% of x).
To find x, we can set up the following proportion:
1.4x = 112
To isolate x, divide both sides of the equation by 1.4:
x = 112 / 1.4
Simplifying the right side of the equation gives:
x = 80
So, 80 cars were sold last month.