{"id":25101,"date":"2025-06-18T20:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T20:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=25101"},"modified":"2025-06-18T20:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T20:32:09","slug":"our-competitors-struggled-to-sell-350-products-last-month-and-we-sold-46-more-than-they-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/our-competitors-struggled-to-sell-350-products-last-month-and-we-sold-46-more-than-they-did\/","title":{"rendered":"Our competitors struggled to sell 350 products last month and we sold 46% more than they did"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our competitors struggled to sell 350 products last month and we sold 46% more than they did. How many more did we sell?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is:<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find how many <strong>more<\/strong> products <em>we<\/em> sold than our competitors, we need to calculate <strong>46% more than 350<\/strong>, then subtract 350 to find the <strong>difference<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step-by-step Solution:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Competitors\u2019 sales<\/strong> = 350 products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>We sold 46% more<\/strong>, so we calculate 46% of 350: 46%\u00a0of\u00a0350=0.46\u00d7350=16146\\% \\text{ of } 350 = 0.46 \\times 350 = 161<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>We sold<\/strong>: 350+161=511\u00a0products350 + 161 = 511 \\text{ products}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How many more<\/strong> did we sell: 511\u2212350=161\u00a0more\u00a0products511 &#8211; 350 = \\boxed{161 \\text{ more products}}<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 <strong>Final Answer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We sold 161 more products than our competitors.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcd8 <strong>Explanation (300 words):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This problem involves calculating a <strong>percentage increase<\/strong> over a base value\u2014in this case, 46% more than the 350 products sold by our competitors. To solve it, we use basic percentage and arithmetic operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, understanding what \u201c46% more\u201d means is key. It indicates an <strong>increase<\/strong> from a base value\u2014in this case, the competitor\u2019s 350 units. \u201c46% more than 350\u201d means we must compute 46% of 350 and then <strong>add<\/strong> it to the original 350 to find out how many we sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do that, we convert 46% to its decimal form, which is 0.46, then multiply it by 350: 0.46\u00d7350=1610.46 \\times 350 = 161<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tells us that we sold <strong>161 units more<\/strong> than our competitors. To find the <strong>total<\/strong> we sold, we add: 350+161=511350 + 161 = 511<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, since the question specifically asks <strong>how many more<\/strong> we sold, we don\u2019t need the total sales (511) as the final answer\u2014only the <strong>difference<\/strong>, which is <strong>161 products<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding how to work with percentages is an essential skill in business, especially for comparing performance metrics like sales. This method helps companies assess growth, competitiveness, and strategy success clearly and quantitatively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our competitors struggled to sell 350 products last month and we sold 46% more than they did. How many more did we sell? The correct answer and explanation is: To find how many more products we sold than our competitors, we need to calculate 46% more than 350, then subtract 350 to find the difference. 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