Dayton hardware kept an inventory of 4,400 lawnmowers in the past. With a change in management the hardware store now keeps an inventory of 38% fewer lawnmowers. How many lawnmowers is that?

Question

Set proportions and involves subtraction and addition for some

Answer 1

38% fewer means the 100-38=62% of the original inventory=0.62*4400=2,728 lawnmowers.

Another way to do this is to work out 38% of 4400=1672 and subtract from 4400: 4400-1672=2728.