Question

1. Tanner collected 360 cans and bottles while fundraising for his baseball team. This was 40% of what Reggie collected. How many cans and bottles did Reggie collect?show all work
2. A snowmobile manufacturer claims that that its newest model is 15% lighter than last years model. If this years model weighs 799 lbs. how much did last years model weigh? Show all work

Answer 1

1. 360*0.40=144
so they said 40% reggie collected main mor than 40% collected so you need to do add like 360+144=504
the answer 504

2. you need to do new to old
the new is 15 old is 799
799-15=784x100
the high number is 799
so you need to do 799 divided by 100=7.99
now 784 divided by 7.99=98.12
the answer is 98.12