SOLUTION: In July 2000, roughly 144 million people surfed the web from home. this was a 35% increase from the same month the previous year. how many people, to the nearest million, surfed th

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Question 489134: In July 2000, roughly 144 million people surfed the web from home. this was a 35% increase from the same month the previous year. how many people, to the nearest million, surfed the web from home in July 1999?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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n+.35n=144
1.35n=144
n=144/1.35=106.67 million people surfed from home in July 1999..