Question 273147
Let {{{x}}} = what they paid the previous year in millions 
given:
The difference between 50 million and what they paid 
the previous year is:
{{{.125x}}}
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The next step is to write this as an equation:
{{{50 - x = .125x}}}
{{{50 = x + .125x}}}
{{{x*(1 + .125) = 50}}}
{{{x = 50/1.125}}}
{{{x = 44.444444}}} million