document.write( "Question 619668: Sales at a local ice cream shop went up 60% in 5 years. If 37,000 ice cream cones were sold in the current year, find the number of ice cream cones sold 5 years ago. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,re TY..Yes! typo on the extra zero. Note highlighted: amount + 60% increase = 37000. 
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document.write( "Sales at a local ice cream shop went up 60% in 5 years.
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document.write( "37,000 ice cream cones  sold in the current year...
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document.write( "  x(1.60) = 37000
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document.write( "       x  = 37000/(1.60)
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document.write( "       x = 23,125, the number of ice cream cones sold 5 years ago. \n" );
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