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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?

Respuesta :

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 ,

[tex]\dfrac{1044-x}{x}\times 100=8.1\\\\(1044-x)\times 100=8.1x\\\\104400-100x=8.1x\\\\108.1x=104400\\\\x=\dfrac{104400}{108.1}\\\\x=965[/tex]

Hence , this is the required solution .

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