Question

A news outlet reported that fifty million Americans visited online retail sites on Black Friday, representing an increase of 35 percent versus a year ago. How many Americans visited online retail sites on Black Friday last year?​

Answer 1

37 million and 37037

Explanation:

Given

• Current year online retail site visitors = 50 million
• Previous year online retail site visitors = x
• The difference = 35% increase from previous year

Solution

• x + 35% = 50 million
• x*1.35 = 50 million
• x = 50 million /1.35
• x = 37 million and 37037

37 million and 37037 Americans visited online retail sites on Black Friday last year