SOLUTION: If there are 1700 people at the football game, but this is only 78% of the number that attended last week's game, how many were in attendance last week?

SOLUTION: If there are 1700 people at the football game, but this is only 78% of the number that attended last week's game, how many were in attendance last week?

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Question 814601: If there are 1700 people at the football game, but this is only 78% of the number that attended last week's game, how many were in attendance last week?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
78/100*x=1700
78x=1700*100
x=1700*100/78

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