Question

This year, a company produced 8 percent more items than last year. If the company produced 243 items this year, how many items did the company produce last year?

Answer 1

Answer:

Last year company produce 225 items

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number of items produced last year be x

Here we are asked to find the percent increase in the production of the items from last year  

The production for the last year = x

The production for the current year = 243

Total increased production =243-x

Hence percentage calculation = $\frac{\increase \in \sale}{\last \year \sale} \times 100$ %

Increased percentage = $\frac{243-x}{x} \times 100$ %

Percentage increased = 8 %

Hence

$\frac{243-x}{x} \times 100 = 8$

${243-x}\times 100 = 8 \times x$

$24300-100x = 8x$

$24300=100x+8x$

$24300=108x$

$x= \frac{24300}{108}$

x=225

Hence Last year production was 225 items