On 9th May, 2009, there were 3440 people in the world with swine flu. Of these people, 1639 were in the USA. The 3440 people who had swine flu on 9th May was an increase of 37.6% on the number of people who had swine flu on 8th May. Calculate the number of people who had swine flu on 8th May.

Select the correct answer. given: ∆abc with prove: statement reason 1. given 2. ∠cab ≅ ∠edb ∠acb ≅ ∠deb if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, the corresponding angles are congruent. 3. ∆abc ~ ∆dbe aa criterion for similarity 4. corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional. 5. ab = ad + db cb = ce + eb segment addition 6. substitution property of equality 7. division 8. subtraction property of equality what is the missing statement in the proof? scroll down to see the entire proof.