Question

Berry Delicious is a popular shop that sells chocolate covered strawberries. This year, the shop used 45% less strawberries the the previous year, when it used 10,000 kilograms. How many strawberries did Berry Delicious use this year?

Answer 1

5,500. If you use a calculator or your head, you get 5,500. You can think about it like 100. 100 - 45% it is 55. Add 2 zeros and you get 5,500. Your answer.