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  • May 22, 2013, 02:41 AM
    vanacova
    A property company sold 20% more houses in 2007 than in 2006.
    A property company sold 20% more houses in 2007 than in 2006. If the company sold 426 houses in 2007, calculate how many houses it sold in 2006. Show every step.
  • May 22, 2013, 04:51 AM
    ebaines
    Here's how to work this type of problem. If the company sells A items in year 1, and then sells x% more in year 2, the amount sold in year two is equal to the amount sold in year 1 plus 25% more:

    B = A + x% x A = A(1+x)

    For example: if you sell 60 units in year 1, and sales increase 25% in year 2, then the amount sold in year 2 is 60 x (1+ 0.25) = 75 units.

    Now turn it around - if the company sold 75 units in year 2, and you are told this is a 25% gain from year 1, then the amount sold in year 1 was 75/(1.25) = 60.

    Now, can you apply this same technique to your problem?

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