document.write( "Question 1154685: In a local town 36,000 families have incomes less than $30,000 per year. This number of families is 80% of the families that had this income level 6 years ago. What was the number of families who had incomes less than 30,000 per year 6 years ago? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #777156 by ikleyn(52824) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "From the condition,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    36000 = 0.8*x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  = 45000.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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