Math Question

Question

In the fifth year of operation, the profit of a company was 3 times the profit it earned in the first year of operation. If its profit was $114,000 in the fifth year of operation, what was the profit in the first year?

Answer 1

p₂ = 3p₁

 

p2 = 114,000

 

114,000 = 3p₁

 

p₁= 38,000

Answer 2

114,000 / 3  = 38,000

 

The fifth year is 3 times the profit of the 1st year.  The opposite of multiplication is division.  Divide the 5th year profit by 3 to get your answer.