Question

There are 1,044 apartments in Baldwin County this year, which is approximately an 8.1% increase from last

year. How many apartments were there in Baldwin County last year?

Answer 1

Given :

Total apartments 1044 .

Increase in apartments , 8.1 % .

To Find :

How many apartments were there in Baldwin County last year.

Solution :

Let , amount of apartments last year is x .

So ,

`(1044-x)/(x)* 100=8.1\\\\(1044-x)* 100=8.1x\\\\104400-100x=8.1x\\\\108.1x=104400\\\\x=(104400)/(108.1)\\\\x=965`

Hence , this is the required solution .