document.write( "Question 917077: \"Attendance at the big game was only 80% of last year's attendance, but that still means 12,000 people showed up.\" how many people showed up last year?\r
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\"Attendance at the big game was only 80% of last year's attendance, but that still means 12,000 people showed up.\" how many people showed up last year?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = no. of people last year
\n" ); document.write( "change 80% to the decimal equiv; .80, then
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 12000/.8
\n" ); document.write( "x = 15,000 people last year
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\n" ); document.write( "As a matter of fact, I did have a nice day :), thanks
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