SOLUTION: During a 5 year period, 56% of snowstorms in a city caused power outages. 33 of the snowstorms did not cause outages. Find the total number of snowstorms in the city over the 5 yea

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Question 1018899: During a 5 year period, 56% of snowstorms in a city caused power outages. 33 of the snowstorms did not cause outages. Find the total number of snowstorms in the city over the 5 years period.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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56% of snowstorms in a city caused power outages.
44% of snowstorms did not cause a power outage
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Let +t+ = total of number of snowstorms
+.44t+=+33+
+t+=+75+
The total number of snowstorms in
the city over the 5 years period was 75
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check:
+75+-+33+=+42+
+42+=+.56%2A75+
+42+=+42+
OK