Alright, this is simple. You know what the new number is, 54. You know the original number was decreased by 40%. Your looking for the original number, X. So set up an equation.
x-.4x=54
When X stands by itself, it's perceived to value 1.00
1.00-.4x=54
(1.00-.4 [40%]=.6)
.6x=54
Divide both sides by .6 to eliminate everything else.
.6x/.6=54/.6
You get 90. Your original number was indeed 90.
To check it, we can do 90/40%, or 90/.4=54
~Hope this helps!
The value of the 8 in 4,382,087 is 80,000
49t^8 is the correct answer
Answer:
the answer is b
Step-by-step explanation:
b is 9 thank you
Answer:
8763
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of students the college had last year. Then this year's enrollment is ...
... x - 3%·x = 8500
... x(1 - 0.03) = 8500 . . . . . collect terms
... x = 8500/0.97 ≈ 8762.89 . . . . divide by the coefficient of x
Enrollment last year was about 8763.
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Of course, you know 3% = 3/100 = 0.03.
