document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12359>Question 12359</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a publisher printed 56 million pages in its production last year.  If this represents a 112% over the number of pages printed the previous year, how many pages were printed the previous year? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6285 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=akmb1215><B>akmb1215(68)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=akmb1215><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=6285\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Set up the equation, using n as the number of pages the publisher produced the previous year.  Change the percent to a decimal (1.12):  1.12n = 56,000,000.  Then, solve by dividing:  n = 56,000,000/1.12 = 50,000,000.  The publisher produced 50,000,000 pages last year. </SPAN>\n" );
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