document.write( "Question 1178666: 2008, 38.​% of all tax filers paid no income taxes. This percentage is 13.1​% more than the percentage of filers in 1999 who paid no income taxes. Find the percentage of tax filers who paid no income taxes in 1999. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "An increase of 13.1% means the old number was multiplied by 1+0.131 = 1.131.

\n" ); document.write( "If x is the percentage who paid no income taxes in 1999, then

\n" ); document.write( "\"x%281.131%29+=+0.38\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+0.38%2F1.131\"

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