SOLUTION: A mortgage lender made 52% more loans to minorities this year than last year. If the number of loans to minorities this year is 2660, find the number of loans made to minorities la

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Question 748943: A mortgage lender made 52% more loans to minorities this year than last year. If the number of loans to minorities this year is 2660, find the number of loans made to minorities last year.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A mortgage lender made 52% more loans to minorities this year than last year. If the number of loans to minorities this year is 2660, find the number of loans made to minorities last year.
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Let # last year be "x":
Equation:
x = 1.52*2660
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x = 4043
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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