Question

The owner of a clothing store says his sales increased 35% from last year. His sales this year are $250,760. Find his sales from last year.

Answer 1

$\frac{100\%}{135\%} \times 250760 = 185748$

The figure has been rounded up to the nearest whole number. If this year's sales has increased by 35% from last year, it means that it is 1.35 times last year's sales. Hope this helps!