In a newspaper, it was reported that yearly robberies in Springfield were down 20% to 76 in 2014 from 2013. How many robberies were there in Springfield in 2013?

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Austin Montgomery

1 September, 19:03

In a newspaper, it was reported that yearly robberies in Springfield were down 20% to 76 in 2014 from 2013. How many robberies were there in Springfield in 2013?

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Teagan Mcguire · Answer 1

Number of robberies in Springfield in 2013 is 380.

Explanation:

Robberies occured in the year 2013 and 2014

Let the number of Robberies in 2013 = x

In 2014, the robberies reduced to 20%

and the number of robberies in 2014 = 76

So, 20% of x = 76

= 2/10. x = 76

x = 380

Therefore, number of robberies in Springfield in 2013 is 380.