SOLUTION: yashika calculated that the kitchen shop she manages had a decrease of 20.5% in sales thisbmonth compared to last month. if sales last month werr 197,000 what were sales this month

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Question 1049754: yashika calculated that the kitchen shop she manages had a decrease of 20.5% in sales thisbmonth compared to last month. if sales last month werr 197,000 what were sales this month?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Sales this month are compared to last
month, which were +197000+
Let +S+ = sales this month
+S+=+197000+-+.205%2A197000+
+S+=+197000%2A%28+1++-+.205+%29+
+S+=+.795%2A197000+
+S+=+156615+
Sales this month were $156, 615