Answer:
700
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Daily evening newspapers in 2015 = 389
Percentage decrease from 2000 to 2015 = 46.5%
To find:
Number of newspapers in 2000 = ?
Solution:
Let the number of newspapers in 2000 =
When 46.5% of the total newspapers in 2000 () is subtracted from the total newspapers in 2000 (
), it will be equal to the number of newspapers in 2015.
Making the equation as per the given statement:
Therefore, the answer is:
There were <em>727 </em>newspapers in 2000.
