document.write( "Question 1082074: A bookstore had 98 copies of a magazine. Yesterday, it sold 2/7 of them. Today, it sold 4/7 of what remained. How many copies does the bookstore have left? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #696144 by math_helper(2461)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! After the first day there were 5/7 of the original number remaining: 70 \n" ); document.write( "After the 2nd day there were 3/7 remaining from the number the 2nd day started with (which is the same number as we ended with AFTER the first day): 70*3/7 = 30 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Or, we can combine everything into one calculation: \n" ); document.write( " |