A store ensures that it has exactly 350 movies on its shelves at the beginning of every week. According to their sales records, the store has sold a minimum of 18 movies per day. If 5 days have passed since the beginning of the week, and the sales records accurately predict results for the number of movies sold, what is the highest number of movies the store could currently have on its shelves?
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@shinalcantara

Question

A store ensures that it has exactly 350 movies on its shelves at the beginning of every week. According to their sales records, the store has sold a minimum of 18 movies per day. If 5 days have passed since the beginning of the week, and the sales records accurately predict results for the number of movies sold, what is the highest number of movies the store could currently have on its shelves?
278
90
368
260
@shinalcantara

shinalcantara · Answer

Since their are exactly 350 movies on its shelves then the initial value is 350.
If a minimum of 18 per day is sold then isn't that the minimum multiplied by the number of days subtracted from the initial value be the highest possible number of movies left?

swaqqout_kid1 · Answer

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shinalcantara · Answer

The maximum possible movies left then would be:
initial minus 5days times 18 movies per day
350 - 5(18) = ?