Question 917077
"Attendance at the big game was only 80% of last year's attendance, but that still means 12,000 people showed up." how many people showed up last year?
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Let x = no. of people last year
change 80% to the decimal equiv; .80, then
.80x = 12000
x = 12000/.8
x = 15,000 people last year
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As a matter of fact, I did have a nice day :), thanks