Question

Bob's Gift Shop sold 550 cards for Mother's Day. One salesman, Zachary, sold 2% of the cards sold for Mother's Day. How many cards did Zachary sell?

Answer 1

To find out how many cards Zachary sold, we can calculate 2% of the total number of cards sold for Mother's Day, which is 550.

First, we convert 2% to a decimal by dividing by 100:

\[
2\% = \frac{2}{100} = 0.02
\]

Next, we multiply the total number of cards by the decimal value of 2%:

\[
\text{Cards sold by Zachary} = 550 \times 0.02
\]

Now, performing the multiplication:

\[
550 \times 0.02 = 11
\]

Therefore, Zachary sold **11 cards**.