Question

a cellphone store sold 450 newly released cell phones in three hours. this was 30% of the number of phones sold that day. how many newly released cellphones did the phone company sell that day?

Answer 1

The correct answer is 1500

Answer 2

we have 3 things here. 30% out of 100% of the 450 phones

In order to find the missing percent we multiply the 450 by 100 and divide its product by 30

The answer is 1500