Question 748944
New home sales this year in the Sacramento area were 14% fewer than last year. If the number of new homes sold this year was 5645, find the number of new homes sold last year. Round to the nearest whole number.
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Let x be # sold last year.
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Equation:
x = 5645-0.14*5645 = 0.86*5645 = 4855
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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