Question 748947: The average cost of a wedding today is $19,104 which is 26% more then the average cost of weeding in the last 5 years ago. Find the average cost of a wedding 5 years ago. Round to the nearest cent.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The average cost of a wedding today is $19,104 which is 26% more then the average cost of weeding in the last 5 years ago. Find the average cost of a wedding 5 years ago. Round to the nearest cent.
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Let "x" be the price 5 years ago.
Equation:
x + 0.26x = 19,104
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1.25x = 19,104
x = $15,283.20
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cheers,
Stan H.
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