Question

This year, a small business had a total revenue of $81,900 . If this is 26% more than their total revenue the previous year, what was their total revenue the previous year?

Answer 1

$65000 was the total revenue for the previous year.
65000 x .26 = 16900
65000 + 16900 = 81,900

Answer 2

total revenue was $65,000

Explanation:

A small business had a total revenue this year = $81,900

This is 26% more than their total revenue the previous year.

Let the revenue of previous year be 'r'.

r + ( 26% of r ) = $81,900

r + ( 0.26r ) = 81,900

1.26r = 81,900

r =
`(81,900)/(1.26)`

r = 65,000

Their total revenue was $65,000 the previous year.