The number who attended this year's conference was 2 3/8 times the number who attended the conference last year. if 4180 people attended this years conference, how many attended last year?

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anonymous · Answer

2+3/8=2.375

x*2.375=4180
x=4180/2.375
x= 1760

anonymous · Answer

You write down the given by translating it with an equation:

 2(3/8) of (x) people attended last year = 4180 people from this year (was means = ) so:

solve for x and you'll get:


x = 5573 people

so approximately 5573 people attended 

Please correct me if I'm wrong ^_^