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His year 16500 people visited a memorial site. This was an increase of 20% from the previous year. How many visitors were there in the previous year?

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13,200. It is this because you multiply 16,500 by 0.20 and get 3,300. You then subtract 3,300 from 16,500 and get your answer of 13,200.
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