SOLUTION: according to recent statistics the number of pay telephones in a certain state is expected to decrease by 201,000 over the next ten years this repersents a decrease of 15% from th
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Question 786911: according to recent statistics the number of pay telephones in a certain state is expected to decrease by 201,000 over the next ten years this repersents a decrease of 15% from the number in a state currently find the number of pay telephones in the state currently
Found 2 solutions by rfer, stanbon:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
201000/0.15=1,340,000
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
according to recent statistics the number of pay telephones in a certain state is expected to decrease by 201,000 over the next ten years this represents a decrease of 15% from the number in a state currently.
Find the number of pay telephones in the state currently.
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Let "x" be the current # of pay telephones.
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Equation::
0.15x = 201,000
x = 201,000/0.15
x = 1,340,000
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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