SOLUTION: The number of participants that entered the contest was 2 3/4 times the number anticipated. If 9075 participants entered the contest, how many were anticipated?
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: The number of participants that entered the contest was 2 3/4 times the number anticipated. If 9075 participants entered the contest, how many were anticipated?
This question is from textbook An Incremental Development
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The number anticipated was x but 2 3/4 times as many turned up so
2 3/4 x = 9075
11/4 x = 9075
11x = 9075 *4
11x = 36300
x = 36300/11
x = 3300
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