Question

A music store owner noted that CD sales had dropped 33% from one quarter to the next. If the owner sold 579 units in the first quarter, how many did she sell in the next quarter?

Answer 1

Answer:  387.93 units

Step-by-step explanation:

You have the following information given in the problem above:

- The sales  had dropped 33% from one quarter to the next.

- The owner sold 579 units in the first quarter.

Thefore, to calculate the number of units she sold in the next quarter (which you can call x), you must can apply the following proccedure:

$x=579units-(0.33)(579units)$

Then the answer is the following:

$x=387.93units$