document.write( "Question 487223: I need help with a percentage problem: In a local election, 43,400 people voted. This was a decrease of 5% over the last election. How many people voted in the last election. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #333001 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"n\"$ = number who voted in
\n" ); document.write( "the last election
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+43400+=+n+-+.05n+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.95n+=+43400+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+=+45684+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "45,684 voted in the last election
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