SOLUTION: The number of enrollees in heath maintenance organizations in Illinois in a recent year was 2,471,990. This was a 40.3% increase over the previous year. What was the former number

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Question 1175727: The number of enrollees in heath maintenance organizations in Illinois in a recent year was 2,471,990. This was a 40.3% increase over the previous year. What was the former number of enrollees?
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This was a 40.3% increase over the previous year.
 x + .403x = 2,471,990
       x = 2,471,990/1.403 = 1,761,932 rounded up to nearest whole number.

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