document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015419>Question 1015419</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The count of discourage unemployed workers rose to 503,000, 2 1/2 times as many as in the previous year. How many discouraged unemployed workers were there in 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 #633065 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=633065\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 503,000 represents 2.5 times the amount from last year...if we call that amount x, we can write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5x = 503000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 503000 / 2.5 = 201200 workers in the previous years </SPAN>\n" );
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