Problema Solution
Midtown Antiques has found that sales have decreased 3% from last year. Sales this year are $139,678. Find the amount of last year's sales. Round to the nearest dollar.
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Let 'x' represent the amount of last year's sale.
x - 0.03x = 139,678
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x = $143,998
Last year's sales were $143,998.