Question

The amount of paper that the copy shop used this month was a 25% increase of the amount of paper they used last month. This month, there were 78 copies made. How many copies were made last month?

Answer 1

98 copies

Explanation:

25% of 78 is 19.5

19.5 + 78 = 97.5

Because there can't be half of a copy we round up based on the decimal. Therefore the answer would 98 copies.