This month, a vegetarian restaurant used 138,193 ounces of spinach. That is 70% more than last month, when the restaurant had a different menu. How much spinach did the restaurant use last month?____ ounces of spinach
Q. This month, a vegetarian restaurant used 138,193 ounces of spinach. That is 70% more than last month, when the restaurant had a different menu. How much spinach did the restaurant use last month?____ ounces of spinach
Calculate Spinach Usage: Calculate how much spinach was used last month based on the percentage increase this month.Reasoning: If this month's usage is 70% more than last month, then last month's usage was less. Let x be the amount of spinach used last month.Calculation: 138,193=x+0.7x=1.7xMath error check:
Find Last Month's Amount: Solve for x to find the amount of spinach used last month.Reasoning: Isolate x to find the original amount.Calculation: x=1.7138,193=81,290 ouncesMath error check:
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