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In a local​ election, 48,100 people voted. This was an increase of 7​% over the last election. How many people voted in the last​ election? Round to the nearest whole number of people.

User GigaByte
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Answer:

44733 voted in the last election.

Explanation:

48100 decrease 7% =

48100 × (1 - 7%) = 48100 × (1 - 0.07) = 44733

User Dnephin
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Answer:

44,733

Explanation:

48,100 - 7%= 44,733

User Paul Rouleau
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