The PTA at Danville High School hosts a dinner and auction every year to raise money for music and art programs. This year's event raised $72,837, which is 10% less than last year's. How much was raised last year?$____
Q. The PTA at Danville High School hosts a dinner and auction every year to raise money for music and art programs. This year's event raised $72,837, which is 10% less than last year's. How much was raised last year?$____
Define previous year's total: Step 1: Define the previous year's total as x. This year's total is 10% less than last year's, so it's 90% of last year's total. Mathematically, this is expressed as 0.9x=$(72,837).
Solve for x: Step 2: Solve for x to find last year's total.Rearrange the equation: x=0.9$72,837x = $80,930
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