Question 736015: sales for a business were 3 million dollars more the second year than the first, and sales the third tear were double the sales for the second year. if sales the third year were 38 million dollars, what were the sales, in million of dollars for the first year
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! sales for a business were 3 million dollars more the second year than the first, and sales the third tear were double the sales for the second year. if sales the third year were 38 million dollars, what were the sales, in million of dollars for the first year
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1st year: x
2nd year: x + 3 million
3rd year: 2(x+ 3million)
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Equation:
2(x+ 3million) = 38 million
x + 3million = 19 million
x = 16 million (sales in the 1st year)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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