Question

a bookstore had 160 copies of magazines. yesterday it sold 7/8 of them. how many copies were sole yesterday

Answer 1

140 was sold yesterday

Answer 2

Answer:

The bookstore has 48 left.

Explanation:

If yesterday the bookstore solve 1/4 of 80 magazines then it sold:

$\frac{1}{4}$ X 80 →  $\frac{80}{4}[/tex} → 20 So at the end of the day it had 80-20 magazines left or 60 total magazines left. Today it sold 185 of 60 (the total left from yesterday) or: [tex]\frac{1}{5}$ X 60  →  $\frac{60}{5}$ → 12

So, at the end of today it had  

60-12

magazines left or 48 total magazines left.