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  • 13-08-2017
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In the fifth year of operation the profit of a company was 3 times the profit it earned in the first year of operation if its profit was $114,000 in the fifth year if operation what was the profit in the first year?

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Aliwohaish12
Aliwohaish12 Aliwohaish12
  • 13-08-2017
Let the profit at the first year be X
3x=114000
Solve for x by dividing each side by 3

3x/3=114000/3
X=38,000

So the profit was 38000
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