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Answer:
Sales of trench coats increased 8.3 percentage points faster than total coat sales.
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>2006:</u>
top coats is 297,
parkas is 210,
jackets is 213,
raincoats is 137,
trench coats is 103
Total:
<u>2007:</u>
topcoats is 223,
parkas is 210,
jackets is 285,
raincoats is 259,
trench coats is 127
Total:
<u>Percent increase in total sales:</u>
<u>Percent increase in sales of trench coats:</u>
Since sales of trench coats increased 8.3 percentage points faster than total coat sales.
5(3 - x) - 4(2 - 3x) > 2
15 - 5x - 8 + 12x > 2 <em>distributed 5 and 4 on the left side</em>
7 + 7x > 2 <em>added like terms (15 and -8) and (-5x and 12x)</em>
<u> -7 </u> <u>-7 </u>
7x > -5