document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178557>Question 178557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The population of the U.S. in 1999 was estimated to be 273.1 million people. This was an increase of 34% from the population in 1969. What was the population of the U.S. in 1969.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let X be the population of people for 1969\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X + 34% = 273.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X + .34 = 273.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".34X = 273.1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=population in 1969.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34% increase of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=273.10x10%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"273.10x10%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (population in 1999.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Translating into detailed eqn:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B0.34%28x%29=273.10x10%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B0.34%28x%29=273.10x10%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%281%2B0.34%29=273.10x10%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%281%2B0.34%29=273.10x10%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Across%281.34%29%2Fcross%281.34%29=cross%28273.10x10%5E6%29203.80597x10%5E6%2Fcross%281.34%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=203.80597x10%5E6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=203.80597x10%5E6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ANSWER --->population in 1969.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34% population in 1969=popl'n in 1999 - popl'n in 1969<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.34%28203.80597x10%5E6%29=%28273.10-203.80597%29x10%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.34%28203.80597x10%5E6%29=%28273.10-203.80597%29x10%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=69.29403x10%5E6=69.29403x10%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"69.29403x10%5E6=69.29403x10%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jojo</pre> </SPAN>\n" );
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