Mary gave 8% of her collection of stickers to Gillian thereby increasing Gillian's collection by 20%. If Mary had 46 stickers left, how many stickers did Gillian have at first?
|
Mary's stickers |
Gillian's stickers |
Before |
100% |
100 u |
Change |
- 8% |
+ 8% = + 20 u |
After |
92% |
120 u |
92% of Mary's collection = 46
1% of Mary's collection = 46 ÷ 92 = 0.5
8% of Mary's collection = 8 x 0.5 = 4
20 u of Gillian's collection = 4
1 u of Gillian's collection =
420 = 0.2
100 u of Gillian's collection = 100 x 0.2 = 20
Answer(s): 20