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( "
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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+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+n+=+45684+\"
\n" ); document.write( "45,684 voted in the last election
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