Problema Solution
Allentown's employment statistics show that 969 of its residents were unemployed last month. This is a decrease of 15% from the previous month. How many residents were unemployed in the previous month.
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Let 'x' represent the number of unemployed the previous month.
x - 0.15x = 969
0.85x = 969
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x = 1140 unemployed
There were 1140 unemployed in the previous month.