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document.write( "Unemployment statistics show that 969 of its residents were unemployed last month. this is a decrease of 15% from the previous month. how many residents were unemployed the previous month? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a decrease of 15% from the previous month. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many residents were unemployed the previous month?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number unemployed the previous month by \"x\":<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 0.15x = 969<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.15x = 969<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 842.6 persons<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Round up to 843<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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