A light shop sells lights, they sold 25 percent of the lights and still had 1500 lights left. How many Lights were there In the beginning?
Answer: 2000
Explanation
If they sold 25% of the lights, they have 75% of the lights left. We are given that 75% of the lights is 1500:
0.75x=1500
Solve for x:
x=1500/0.75
=2000
So, the total number of lights initially was 2000.
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