Question
Bob's gift shop sold a record number of cards for Mother's Day. One salesman sold 33 cards, which was 4% of the cards sold for Mother's Day. How many cards were sold for Mother's Day?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Let \( x \) be the total number of cards sold for Mother's Day. According to the problem, 4% of the total number of cards sold is equal to 33 cards. We can express this relationship mathematically as:
\[
0.04x = 33
\]
To solve for \( x \), we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.04:
\[
x = \frac{33}{0.04}
\]
Calculating the right-hand side:
\[
x = 33 \div 0.04 = 33 \times 25 = 825
\]
Thus, the total number of cards sold for Mother's Day is
\[
\boxed{825}
\]
\[
0.04x = 33
\]
To solve for \( x \), we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.04:
\[
x = \frac{33}{0.04}
\]
Calculating the right-hand side:
\[
x = 33 \div 0.04 = 33 \times 25 = 825
\]
Thus, the total number of cards sold for Mother's Day is
\[
\boxed{825}
\]