Question

At Ralphs Italian Ices, 145 sundaes were sold in June. Sales were up 23% in July, How many sundaes were sold in July?​

Answer 1

178 sundaes were sold in July.

To calculate a percentage, we convert to a decimal by dividing by 100. So 23% = 0.23

145 x 0.23 = 33.35 This is how many more sundaes were sold in July than June. We need to add the 145 sold in June to the increased number to find July’s total.
145 + 33.35 = 178.35

You can’t sell .035/ roughly a third of a sundae, so we round to the whole number.