SOLUTION: Contributions to a charity totaled $120,00 last year. The contributions decreased by 7% this year. What was the total amount of contributions made to the charity this year?
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Question 363536: Contributions to a charity totaled $120,00 last year. The contributions decreased by 7% this year. What was the total amount of contributions made to the charity this year?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
last year it was 12000
reduced by 7%
so it was 93% of last year.
12000*0.97=$ 11600
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