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Last year, a toy company produced 115,000 board games. This was a 4% decrease in production over the previous year. Which equation can be used to find the production, [tex]p[/tex], for the previous year?

A. [tex]p + 0.04p = 115,000[/tex]
B. [tex]p = 0.04p = 115,000[/tex]
C. [tex]p - 4p = 115,000[/tex]
D. [tex]0.04p = 115,000[/tex]

Answer :

To find the previous year's production, you use the equation p-0.04p = 115,000.

Let's define the variables:

  1. p = production in the previous year
  2. Current year's production = 115,000 board games
  3. Decrease in production = 4%

A 4% decrease means the current year's production is 96% of the previous year's production. Mathematically, this can be written as:

p-0.04p = 115,000

The options are typed wrongly so, not possible to determine correct option no.

Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation

115000 = 0.96p

115000 = p - 0.04p

I think It's B if the = sign in the beginning is a - sign

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