This year, 6,612 athletes runners crossed the finish line at the Dayton Marathon. According to the organizers' records, that is 5% lower than last year. How many runners finished the marathon last year?____ athletes
Q. This year, 6,612 athletes runners crossed the finish line at the Dayton Marathon. According to the organizers' records, that is 5% lower than last year. How many runners finished the marathon last year?____ athletes
Understand the problem: Step 1: Understand the problem and set up the equation.We know that this year's number of runners is 5% less than last year's. Let's denote last year's number of runners as x. The equation is:0.95x=6612
Set up the equation: Step 2: Solve for x.Divide both sides by 0.95 to isolate x:x=0.956612x=6960
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