You are planning the fall sweater merchandise levels for your clothing store. Last year your sweater sales were down 25% from the previous season. The store had projected sales of 500 sweaters. Calculate the number of units the 25% sales decline represents.

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Monserrat Livingston

2 October, 12:02

You are planning the fall sweater merchandise levels for your clothing store. Last year your sweater sales were down 25% from the previous season. The store had projected sales of 500 sweaters. Calculate the number of units the 25% sales decline represents.

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Rudy Hart · Answer 1

375 sweaters sold, 125 sweaters did not sell

Step-by-step explanation:

A percent is the piece of the whole or total. 25% decrease means the total of 500 sweaters must be decreased by 25% or 1/4. We multiply 500 by 0.25 and get 125. This means that 125 less sweaters sold then expected. To find the number of sales which did occur we subtract 125 from 500.

500 (0.25) = 125

500-125=375 sweaters sold