SOLUTION: In 2020 a city's budget is projected to be 33 million, This is approximately 17/14 of the 2000 budget. What was the city's budget in 2000? (nearest hundredth)

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Question 824679: In 2020 a city's budget is projected to be 33 million, This is approximately 17/14 of the 2000 budget. What was the city's budget in 2000? (nearest hundredth)
Found 2 solutions by TimothyLamb, stanbon:
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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(17/14)b = 33e6
b = 33e6*(14/17)
b = 27176470.588235292583704
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answer:
the year 2000 budget was approximately: 27,176,470.59
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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In 2020 a city's budget is projected to be 33 million, This is approximately 17/14 of the 2000 budget. What was the city's budget in 2000? (nearest hundredth)
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Equation::
(17/14)(2000 budget) 33 million
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2000 budget = (14/17)(33 million) = 27,176,470.59
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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