SOLUTION: A newspaper has 12,240,000 subscribers this year. The number of subscribers is down 8% from last year. How many subscribers were there last year? Only info is Form A,Chapter 1-6 C

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Question 70611: A newspaper has 12,240,000 subscribers this year. The number of subscribers is down 8% from last year. How many subscribers were there last year? Only info is Form A,Chapter 1-6 Cuulative Assessment
Answer by 303795(602) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the number of last years subscribers is represented by x then
92% of x will be 12,240,000
%2892%2F100%29%2Ax=12240000
%2892%2F100%29%2Ax%2A%28100%2F92%29=12240000%2A%28100%2F92%29
x=12240000%2A%28100%2F92%29
13304347.83
So the number of subscribers last year is close to 13304348