Question

You need a 40% increase on the sale of batteries over last month to reach your sales goal for the quarter. Battery sales for last month totaled 700 units. How many additional batteries do you need to sell this month to achieve your sales goal?

Answer 1

280 Batteries. because of the 40% increase from 700 units, you want a sales goal of a quarter, this is what I got.

Answer 2

To get a 40% percent increase you need take 700 and multiply it by 1.4 (or 140%) and that should give you 980