document.write( "Question 399422: the number of dogs licensed in a particular city this year is 1300. this is a 5% increase over last year.how many dog licenses were on record last year? round to the nearest whole number. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent many dog licenses were on record last year
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document.write( "Question states***
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document.write( "(1 + .05)x = 1300
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "         x = 1300/1.05
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document.write( "         x = 1238, the dog licenses on record last year
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "1238 + .05*1238 = 1238 + 62  = 1300 \n" );
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