Problema Solution

The box office receipts for a Broadway play this week were $321,000.If this amount was $12,000 less than last week's receipts,how much money did the show take in last week?

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Let 'x' represent the last week's receipts.

x - 12,000 = 321,000

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x = $333,000

The show took $333,000 last week.