Question 486796
In a local election, 25,800 people voted. This was an increase of 5% over the last election. How many people voted in the last election? Round to the nearest whole person.


Let L be the amount of voters at the last election, and because the new vote-count of 25,800 people represents a 5% increase or 1.05, we can say that:


{{{1.05/1 = 25800/L}}}


1.05L = 25,800 ------- Cross-multiplying


L, or last amount = {{{25800/1.05}}} = 24571.42857, or ~{{{highlight_green(24572)}}} voters.