document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1092288>Question 1092288</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 2020 a&#8203; city's budget is projected to be &#8203;$37 million. This is approximately  15/11 of the 2000 budget. What was the&#8203; city's budget in&#8203; 2000? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "this is 15/11 of the 2000 budget.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x equal the 2000 budget.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then the 2020 budget is equal to 15/11 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the 2020 budget is equal to 37 million, then 37 million is equal to 15/11 * x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation is 37 = 15/11 * x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by 11/15 and you get 11/15 * 37 = 11/15 * 15/11 * x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11/15 * 37 is equal to 27.13333333..... which is equal to 407/15 which is equal to 27 + 2/15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11/15 * 15/11 is equal to 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "equation becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27 + 2/15 = 1 * x which becomes 27 + 2/15 = x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 2000 budget was 27 + 2/15 million, or approximately 27.13 million rounded to 2 decimal digits.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you take 27 + 2/15 and multiply it by 15/11, you will get (27 + 2/15) * 15/11 equals 27 * 15/11 + 2/15 * 15/11 which is equal to 405/11 + 2/11 which is equal to 407/11 which is equal to 37.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution checks out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 2000 budget was 27 + 2/15, or 27.13 rounded to 2 decimal digits.\r<BR>\n" );
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