SOLUTION: The number of traffic fatalities increased by 12 times from 1912 to 2008. There were 34,000 more deaths in 2008 than in 1912. Find the number of traffic fatalities in each of the

Question 684212: The number of traffic fatalities increased by 12 times from 1912 to 2008. There were 34,000 more deaths in 2008 than in 1912. Find the number of traffic fatalities in each of the two years. Note that the number of vehicles on the road increased from 1 million to 255 million between 1912 to 2008.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of fatalities in 1912
= number of fatalities in 2008
also
= number of fatalities in 2008
so,

and

The number of fatalities in 1912 was 3091
The number of fatalities in 2008 was 37091
This is plus or minus one
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