SOLUTION: If sales are �12500 and they were up 23.6% on last year how do I work out what sales were last year?

SOLUTION: If sales are �12500 and they were up 23.6% on last year how do I work out what sales were last year?

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Question 888670: If sales are �12500 and they were up 23.6% on last year how do I work out what sales were last year?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let be the sales from last year.

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