Question 153668
"a company had profits of $25 million more than last year" __ T=L+25


"The profits were up 30%" __ T=L+(30%)L __ T=1.3L


substituting __ L+25=1.3L __ subtracting L __ 25=.3L __ dividing by .3 __ 250/3=L


substituting __ T=(250/3)+25 __ T=325/3