Question Number 5274 by sanusihammed last updated on 03/May/16
$${Please}\:{help}\: \\ $$$$ \\ $$$${The}\:{stock}\:\:{of}\:{umar}\:{pharmacy}\:{in}\:{january}\:{was}\:\mathrm{20240}\:{items}. \\ $$$${its}\:{stock}\:{decline}\:{by}\:\mathrm{20}\:{percent}\:{in}\:{may}\:{due}\:{to}\:{increase}\:{sales}. \\ $$$${What}\:{is}\:{the}\:{amount}\:{of}\:{stock}\:{in}\:{may}\:.\: \\ $$
Commented by Rasheed Soomro last updated on 04/May/16
$$\mathrm{Decline}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{stock}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{may} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:=\mathrm{20\%}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{20240}=\mathrm{20240}×\frac{\mathrm{20}}{\mathrm{100}}=\mathrm{4048} \\ $$$$\mathrm{Amount}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{stock}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{may}=\mathrm{20240}−\mathrm{4048}=\mathrm{16192} \\ $$