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?

Answer 1

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

\[ \boxed{825} \]