SOLUTION: a company analyses its profits for 3 consecutive years, from 2014-2016. The profit made in 2014 was 25% less than that in 2015, Also profit made in 2016 was R3 million more than th

Question 1141512: a company analyses its profits for 3 consecutive years, from 2014-2016. The profit made in 2014 was 25% less than that in 2015, Also profit made in 2016 was R3 million more than the profit made in 2014. If total profit made in these 3 years was R23 million, determine profit made each year
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let  x  be the profit made in 2015.


Then the profit made in 2014 is  0.75x, 

and  the profit made in 2016 is  0.75x + 3000000.



The equation for the total is


    x + 0.75x + (0.75x + 3000000) = 23000000.


Solve it for x.  Then evaluate 0.75x  as the profit made in 2014 , and evaluate (0.75x + 3000000) as the profit made in 2016.

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