Answer: 160 chicken sandwiches were sold.
To convert a percentage into a decimal, move the decimal two places back.
40%=0.40, or 0.4
This means that 0.4 is still equivalent to 40%
Remember that "of" means multiplication.
So 0.4*400=160
160 chicken sandwiches were sold
Remark
Set up the equation from the word problem.
Equation
7*x - x = -48 Combine like terms
6x = - 48 Divide by 6
x = - 48 / 6
x = - 8 <<<<< Answer
M = 1/6 ..............................