document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=767123>Question 767123</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A store has found that sales have decreased 4% from last year. Sales this year are $195,000.  Find the amount of last years sales?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #467426 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Bob+Jones><B>Bob Jones(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Bob+Jones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=467426\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let \"X\" be the amount of sales last year<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore,the amount of sales this year is 0.96X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can set up the equation:0.96X=195000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 0.96 to get X=$203125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore,last year there were $203125 amount of sales.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope this helped.=) </SPAN>\n" );
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