Question

Bob's gift shop sold a record number of cards for Mother's Day. One salesman sold 3333 cards, which was 4, percent4% of the cards sold for Mother's Day. How many cards were sold for Mother's Day?

Answer 1

To determine the total number of cards sold for Mother's Day, we start with the information that one salesman sold 3333 cards, and that this number represents 4% of the total cards sold.

Let \( x \) be the total number of cards sold for Mother's Day. We can set up the equation:

\[
0.04x = 3333
\]

To solve for \( x \), we divide both sides of the equation by 0.04:

\[
x = \frac{3333}{0.04}
\]

Now, calculating that division:

\[
x = 3333 \div 0.04 = 3333 \times 25 = 83325
\]

Thus, the total number of cards sold for Mother's Day is

\[
\boxed{83325}.
\]