Problema Solution
The number of Supreme Court decisions has been decreasing in recent years. During the 2005-2006 term, 177 decisions were announced. This is a 43.9% decrease from the number of decisions announced during the 1982-1983 term. How many decisions were announced during 1982-1983? Round to the nearest whole number.
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let 'x' represent the number of decisions announced during the 1982-1983 term, then 'x-0.439x' represents the number of decisions announced during the 2005-2006 term
177 = x-0.439x
solving for 'x' we have:
x=315.51
there were approximately 316 decisions announced during the 1982-1983 term