Question

A company had x packages of printer paper at the beginning of the day. By 12 noon, the company had used 27 packages of paper or 37.5% of the packages they had at the beginning of the day. What is the value of x?

Answer 1

x = 43.2

Explanation:

We're given that 27 is 37.5% of x, so we can set up an equation:

Divide 27 by (1 - 0.375) since it is a percent decrease:

27/0.625 = 43.2