Question

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In Lewis County, student athletes competing is spring sports in 2014. That was 110% of the number from 2013, which was 90% of the number from the year before. How many student athletes signed up for a spring sport in 2012. Explain.

Answer 1

There would be 2034 students competing in 2012.

We can write a simple equation to find this answer. Let X, be the number of students starting in 2012. Then, we multiply by 0.9 and 1.1 to get to 2014. To work backwards, just divide by 1.1, then by 0.9.

2014 / 1.1 / 0.9 = 2034