Question

The sales team at an electronics store sold 48 computers last month. The manager at the store wants to encourage the sales team to sell more computers and is going to give all the sales team members a bonus if the number of computers sold increases by 30% in the next month.

How many computers must the sales team sell to receive the bonus? Explain your reasoning or show your work

Answer 1

Answer: 63 computers.

Explanation:

Let 48 computers be 100%.

If the number of computers sold must increase by 30% in the next month, that means they need to sell 100% + 30% = 130%.

48 computers - 100%

x computers - 130%

x = (48 * 130%) / 100% = 62.4 computers ⇒ 63 computers.