Question

At a toy shop 45 toys were sold in September a bonus will be given yo workers if they can increase sales by 40% in October how many toys must the sales team sell in October to receive the bonus?

Answer 1

First off, we can find the number that has to be increased by multiplying the original amount by 40%:

45×40%
=45×0.4
=18

We can then add the above amount to the original amount to find the toys they must sell:

45+18
=63

They must sell 63 toys to get the bonus.

Alternatively:

The total percenrage of toys need to be sold to get a bonus with the 40% increase:

=100%+40%
=140%

The amount of toys:

=45×1.4
=63

Therefore the answer is 63.

Hope it helps!