SOLUTION: The percentage of people in a town living below the poverty level was 24.1% in 2013. This was a 16% increase from the percentage of people below the poverty level in 2010. Find the
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Question 1013167: The percentage of people in a town living below the poverty level was 24.1% in 2013. This was a 16% increase from the percentage of people below the poverty level in 2010. Find the percentage of people living below the poverty level of the town in 2010. Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The 24.1% figure for 2013 represents 116% of the 2010 figure. We can write this as, calling x the figure for 2010...
1.16x = 24.1%
x = 24.1% / 1.16 = 20.8%
