IXL | Percent of change: find the original amount word problems

Under new management, Arlington Hardware keeps an inventory of 754,893 lawnmowers. That is 46% more lawnmowers than they had on hand in the past. How many lawnmowers did the company keep in inventory back then?

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Since school started, Sanjay has read 9 pages per night, on average. That is 50% more pages than he averaged over the summer. How many pages per night did Sanjay average during the summer?

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solution

"50% more" means you should add 50% to the original amount:

100% of original amount

50% of original amount

150% of original amount

Write and solve an equation:

final amount

150% of original amount

150% of

1.5

Sanjay averaged 6 pages per night during the summer.

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