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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
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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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2021-08-17T05:55:47+00:00
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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.