SOLUTION: Allentown"s employment statistics show that 969 of it's residents were unemployed last month. This is a decrease of 15% from the previous month. How many residents were unemployed

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Question 709310: Allentown"s employment statistics show that 969 of it's residents were unemployed last month. This is a decrease of 15% from the previous month. How many residents were unemployed in the previous month.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x - 0.15x = 969

0.85x = 969

x = 969/0.85

x = 1140

So 1140 people were unemployed in the previous month.