Question

This year, The Lexington Times had 12,698 subscribers. That is 40% more than they had last year before the paper was bought out. How many subscribers did the paper have last year?

Answer 1

They had 7,618.8 subscribers last year.

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Explanation:

We need to find 40% of 12,698

To do that, we need to multiply 12,698 by the decimal form of 40%.

12,698*0.40=5,079.2

Then, we need to subtract 5,079.2 from the amount of subscribers we had this year.

12,698-5,079.2= 7,618.8