Question

In a local​ election, 22,600 people voted. this was a decrease of 11​% over the last election. how many people voted in the last​ election? round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

11% less than 100% = 89%
.89 x Y = 22,600
Y = 22,600 ÷ .89
Y = 25,393


Answer: 25,393