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Suppose state X had 2.5 million jobs at the beginning of 2008. How man [#permalink] New post   28 Mar 2022, 02:00
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Suppose state X had 2.5 million jobs at the beginning of 2008. How many jobs did the state have at the beginning of 2007?


1.6 million
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Re: Suppose state X had 2.5 million jobs at the beginning of 2008. How man [#permalink] New post   03 Apr 2022, 03:12
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From 2007 we do have a decrease of

1) 50

2) 250

3) 300

4) Then an increase of 200

For a total change of 800,000


Now in 2008 we had 2.5 and in 2007 more than that because in 2007 we were at -50 and in 2008 - 100

2.5 + 800,000=3.3

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