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Question 1126868: The freshman class at a major university contains 12150
12150
students. This was a 35%
35
%
increase over the size of the freshman class the year before. What was the size of last year's freshman class?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%2B0.35x=12150
1.35x=12150
x=12150%2F1.35
x=9000


9000 , the year before