Question

23% more than the number last week. This week, there were 7134 new cases. How many new cases were there last week?

Answer 1

Number of cases sold last week= 31,017 cases

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Increase in sales= 23%

This week, there were 7,134 new cases.

If 7,134 cases represent the 23%, then we need to use the rule of three:

Number of cases sold last week= (7,134*100)/23

Number of cases sold last week= 31,017 cases