SOLUTION: A company orders 225 million pounds of sand in 2007. It is a 650% increase over the previous year. How many pounds were ordered in the previous year?
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: A company orders 225 million pounds of sand in 2007. It is a 650% increase over the previous year. How many pounds were ordered in the previous year?
This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
225/6.5=34.615 m. pounds were ordered the previous year.
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