Question

The number of people who own computer in a small town is 2400, which is 60% more than the number who owned computer last year. Find the number of people who owned computers last year.

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of people who owned computers last year was 1500.

Step-by-step explanation:

The information provided is as follows:

• The number of people who own computer in a small town is 2400.
• This is 60% more than the number who owned computer last year.

Let X denote the number of people who owned computer last year.

And Y denote the number of people who owned computer this year.

Then:

Y = X × (100% + 60%)

$2400=X\times 1.60\\\\X=\frac{2400}{1.60}\\\\X=1500$

Thus, the number of people who owned computers last year was 1500.