SOLUTION: In 2007 exports of new light vehicles increased 41% over 1996 in the United States. If in 2007 about 1.7 million light vehicles were exported determine the number of vehicles expor

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Question 433246: In 2007 exports of new light vehicles increased 41% over 1996 in the United States. If in 2007 about 1.7 million light vehicles were exported determine the number of vehicles exported in 1996.
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the number of vehicles exported in 1996
given:



The number of vehicles exported in 1996 was 1,205,674

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