This year, a beauty magazine had 6,966 subscribers. That is 80% more than they had last year, before its parent company made some changes. How many subscribers did the magazine have last year?____ subscribers
Q. This year, a beauty magazine had 6,966 subscribers. That is 80% more than they had last year, before its parent company made some changes. How many subscribers did the magazine have last year?____ subscribers
Calculate original subscribers: Calculate the original number of subscribers before the 80% increase. Let x be the number of subscribers last year. The equation is x+0.8x=6966.
Solve for x: Solve for x by dividing both sides by 1.8.
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