Question

Last year, a lighting supplier called Bright Idea shipped a total of 13,370 lamps to its distributors. This year, the supplier shipped 50% more than that. How many lamps did Bright Idea ship this year?

Answer 1

First, we will find 50% of 13,370

50/100 x13 370

= 6 685 lamps

Since the lam ship this year is 50% more than the lamp shipped last year, this implies that:

The lamp ship this year = 13 370 + 6 685 = 20 055 lamps