Question

A rental company has the following inventory: 25 chain saws, 14 snow blowers, 18 floor sanders, 12 leaf blowers and 19 power washers. If 25% of of the total inventory's available for rental, how many tools can be rented?

Answer 1

The total numbe rof inventories is,

$\begin{gathered} T=25+14+18+12+19 \\ T=88 \end{gathered}$

Since 25% of the total inventory's available for rental, the number of tools that can be rented is,

$\begin{gathered} N=\frac{25}{100}\times T \\ N=\frac{25}{100}\times88 \\ N=22 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, 22 tools can be rented.