SOLUTION: Fuel inventories were lower than last year according to the San Francisco Chronicle dated February 24, 2007. This year there are 38.6 million barrels of inventory, a 9.72 percent d
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: Fuel inventories were lower than last year according to the San Francisco Chronicle dated February 24, 2007. This year there are 38.6 million barrels of inventory, a 9.72 percent drop.
(a) What was the amount of inventory last year to nearest tenth?
_____million
(b) What was the amount of the decrease?
_____million
This question is from textbook Practical Business Math Procedures
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be the amount of inventory last year
:
x-.0972x=38.6 million
:
.9028x=38.6
:
x=42.76 or 42.8 million to the nearest tenth
:
the decrease is 42.8-38.6=4.2 million
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