This month a band has 6 musicians. This is a 50% increase from the number of musicians in the band last month. How many musicians were

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This month a band has 6 musicians. This is a 50% increase from the number of
musicians in the band last month. How many musicians were in the band last month?

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Thiên Thanh 3 years 2021-08-17T05:55:47+00:00 1 Answers 0 views 0

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  1. Dulcie
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    2021-08-17T05:56:53+00:00
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    Answer:

    4

    Step-by-step explanation:

    okay since there was a 50% INCREASE, 6 is (100%+50%) greater than last months amount.

    100%+50%=150%=1.5

    let’s say that x is last months amount

    6=1.5x

    x=6/1.5

    x=4

    There were 4 musicians in the band last month.

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