Question

27.1% of city employees ride the bus to work. This is up 47% from last year. What percent of employees rode the bus to work last year?

Answer 1

18.44%

Explanation:

Let :

Percentage who rode bus to work last year = x

Percentage who ride bus to work this year = 27.1%

Percentage who ride bus to work this year = [percentage who rode bus to work last year + 47% of percentage who rode bus to work last year]

Mathematically ;

27.1% = x + 47% of x

0.271 = x + (0.47x)

0.271 = x + 0.47x

0.271 = 1.47x

x = 0.271 / 1.47

x = 0.1843537

x = 0.1843537 * 100%

x = 18.435%

x = 18.44%