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Nate estimates that a search for websites about

music produces 500,000 websites. If this is a
12% increase over the previous year, explain
how you would find the number of websites for
the previous year. Then find the number of
websites the previous year.

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Answer: 446,428.57 (rounded to hundredths

Explanation:

I would find the number of websites of the previous year by using the formula : y = a(r)^t


500000 = a(1.12)^1\\(500000)/(1.12) = 446,428.571

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