SOLUTION: Annual sales is 1 547 600 with a 65% increase in the last 4 months of the year. What was the sales in the 1st 8 months of the year?

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Question 1153775: Annual sales is 1 547 600 with a 65% increase in the last 4 months of the year. What was the sales in the 1st 8 months of the year?
Answer by greenestamps(13209) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The description of the problem is deficient.

"...65% increase ..."

Increase over what?

If it means the sales in the last 4 months were 65% more than the sales in the first 8 months, then the rate of sales DECREASED in the last 4 months.

I doubt that is what the problem means....

It makes no sense for us to try to help you by guessing what the problem means. It is your responsibility to make your post so that it is clear what it means.