Ryan Real Estate is a national real estate company that sells houses across the country. This year, Ryan Real Estate sold 57,868 homes. This turns out to be 48% more than they sold last year. How many homes did they sell last year?

Solution

R y an R e a l E s t a t e i s a na t i o na l re a l es t a t e co m p an y t ha t se ll s h o u ses a cross t h e co u n t ry . T hi s ye a r, R y an R e a l E s t a t e so l d 57, 868 h o m es . T hi s t u r n s o u t t o b e 48% m ore t han t h ey so l d l a s t ye a r . Ho w man y h o m es d i d t h ey se ll l a s t ye a r ?

Amount before addition : 39100

étapes des solutions

Translate the problem into an equation:

57868 = x + 0.48 x

57868 = x + 0.48 x : x = 39100

Amount before addition : 39100