Question

In a local election, 46,100 people voted. This was a decrease of 8% over the last election. How many people voted in the last election? Round to the nearest whole person.

Answer 1

x+.08x = 46100

Answer 2

x(1.08) = 46100
x = 46100/1.08
x = 42685.185

Answer 3

make sense?

Answer 4

46,100 is 8% less than last year so i need to find out how many ppl voted last year.
This year is 46,100 last year is x