The sales team at an electronics store sold 48 computers last month. The manager at the store wants to encourage the sales team to sell more computers and is going to give all the sales team members a bonus if the number of computers sold increases by 30% in the next month. How many computers must the sales team sell to receive the bonus?
63
48 * 1.3 = ?
I got 62.4 but the choices I have are 15, 34 , 63 , or 78
Well-- since we can't sell four-tenths of a computer, it makes sense to round up to 63. Right?
Martha read 120 pages in her book, which has a total of 200 pages. Which fraction best represents the portion of the book that she has not read?
63
To find the number of computers the sales team must sell in order to receive the bonus, we need to calculate 30% of the original number of computers sold, and then add that to the original number.
Step 1: Calculate 30% of the original number of computers sold
30% of 48 can be found by multiplying 48 by 0.30 (since 30% is equal to 0.30).
30% of 48 = 0.30 * 48 = 14.4
Step 2: Add the 30% increase to the original number of computers sold
To find the total number of computers the sales team must sell to receive the bonus, add the 30% increase to the original number of computers sold.
Total number of computers = Original number of computers + 30% increase
Total number of computers = 48 + 14.4
Total number of computers = 62.4
Therefore, the sales team must sell at least 62.4 computers to receive the bonus. Since we can't sell a fraction of a computer, rounding up to the nearest whole number, the sales team must sell at least 63 computers.