document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=786911>Question 786911</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  according to recent statistics the number of pay telephones in a certain state is expected to decrease by 201,000 over the next ten years this repersents a decrease of 15% from the number in a state currently find the number of pay telephones in the state currently </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the number of pay telephones in the state currently.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the current # of pay telephones.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.15x = 201,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 201,000/0.15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1,340,000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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