This week's football game was attended by 400 people, approximately 95.12% more people than last week's game. How many people attended last week's game? 195 people 225 people 205 people 100 people None of the above
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12% more than last week's game. This means that last week's attendance was less than this week's. If we let X be the number of people who attended last week's game, then this week's attendance is X + 0.9512X = 400. Combining like terms, we get 1.9512X = 400. Show more…
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