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A snowmobile manufacturer claims that its newest model is 15% lighter than last year's model. If this year's model weighs 799 lb, how much did last year's model weigh?

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Calculistaidn

Answer:

The weight of last year's model was 940 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Remember that

[tex]100\%-15\%=85\%=85/100=0.85[/tex]

Let

x ----> last year's model weigh in pounds

we know that

Last year's model weight multiplied by 0.85 must be equal to the weight of the newest year's model

so

The linear equation that represent this situation is

[tex]0.85x=799[/tex]

solve for x

[tex]x=940\ lb[/tex]

Landon098idn

Answer:

940 pounds

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