document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=486796>Question 486796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a local election, 25,800 people voted. This was an increase of 5% over the last election. How many people voted in the last election? Round to the nearest whole person.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let L be the amount of voters at the last election, and because the new vote-count of 25,800 people represents a 5% increase or 1.05, we can say that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.05L = 25,800 ------- Cross-multiplying\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L, or last amount = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25800%2F1.05 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25800%2F1.05\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 24571.42857, or ~<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2824572%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2824572%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > voters.<BR>\n" );
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