document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67436>Question 67436</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Smart Cards have been growing in popularity in recent years. In 2006, 500 million Smart Cards are expected to be issued. This represents a 117% increase from the number of cards that were issued in 2001. How many Smart Cards were issued in 2001? Round to the nearest million.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I set it up as                   1.17 · x + x = 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplied all by 100            117 · 200x  = 50000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtracted 117 from both sides         200x  = 49883<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divided both sides by 200                x   = 249.415\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The books answer is 230 mil. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If x represents the number of Smart Cards issued in 2001, then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 1.17x = 500 (in millions) Simplifying this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.17x = 500 Multiplying both sides by 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "217x = 50000 Divide both sides by 217<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 230.4147...millions.  Round to the nearest million.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 230 million. </SPAN>\n" );
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