OMGGG CAN YALL ANSWER THIS ! In a newspaper, it was reported that the number of yearly robberies in Springfield in 2012 was 90, and then went down by 50% in 2013. How many robberies were there in Springfield in 2013?

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Step-by-step explanation:

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There were 140 robberies in Springfield in 2012.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's marked (named) robberies in 2012 with x, which is worth 100%

196 robberies in 2013 worth 100% + 40% = 140%

Now we will make proportion

x : 196 = 100 : 140

When we multiply external and internal members we get

140 x = 196 · 100 => 140 x = 19600 => x = 19600/140 = 140

x = 140 robberies in 2012

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step-by-step explanation:

this is a subtraction problem.

10 - 2 = 8

step-by-step explanation:

if x = 2 you have to find x to finish the problem