SOLUTION: The cost of a project is 14,850,000 the tax needed was calculated using census data, but a mistake showed that the population is actually 2200 people more which will reduce the tax

Question 671630: The cost of a project is 14,850,000 the tax needed was calculated using census data, but a mistake showed that the population is actually 2200 people more which will reduce the tax needed per person by $75. What is the population?
I thought 14,850,000/(p+220) = 14,850,000/p - 75
and then tried to solve for p using LCD but it did not work out.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Looks like the right equation

Multiply both sides by

Divide through by

Complete the square

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check answer:

this is close, but I went off somewhere
maybe you can see it.

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