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    Apr 18, 2015, 04:57 AM
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    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.
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    Apr 18, 2015, 06:32 PM
    If you don't know basic mathematics you should not seek the profession of accounting.

    Logic says that if the sales are 20% greater then the sales in 2006 were 426 * 0.80
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    Apr 18, 2015, 07:02 PM
    Sounds like a grade school math homework assignment to me.
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    Apr 20, 2015, 12:31 AM
    Yeah me too but just maybe someone is confused by the logic
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    Apr 20, 2015, 02:23 PM
    Yes, percentages can be confusing. For example, If I sell 50 one year and 100 the next, I have a 100% increase. However, If I sell 100 one year and 50 the next, I have a 50% reduction. So what is it!
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