Question

On Friday 40% of the customers who bought groceries at a H.E.B. Also bought a bag of ice. There were 160 customers who bought groceries. How many of these 160 customers bought a bag of ice?

Answer 1

The answer is 64 customers

Explanation:

We are told that 40% of the customers who bought groceries also bought a bag of ice.

The total customers is 160 customers

Required.

the number of customers that bought a bag of ice?

Step two:

Let us compute what 40% will amount to

40/100*160

=0.4*160

=64

Hence 64 customers bought rice