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sales at a local ice cream shop went up 30% in 5 years. if 18,000 ice cream cones were sold in that current year, find the number of ice cream cones sold 5 years ago

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calculista

Answer:

\(13,846\ cones\)

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x -----> the number of ice cream cones sold 5 years ago

Remember that

\(100\%+30\%=130\%=130/100=1.3\)

we know that

Sales 5 years ago, multiplied by the 30% increase should equal 18,000 ice cream cones.

so

The linear equation that represent this problem is

\(1.30x=18,000\)

Solve for x

Divide by 1.3 both sides

\(x=13,846\ cones\)