Sales for a company were 3 million dollars more the second year than the first, and sales for the third year were doubled the sales for the second year. If sales for the third year were 26 million dollars, what were sales, in millions of dollars, for the first year?

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Alonzo Lucero

30 October, 07:17

Sales for a company were 3 million dollars more the second year than the first, and sales for the third year were doubled the sales for the second year. If sales for the third year were 26 million dollars, what were sales, in millions of dollars, for the first year?

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Leonardo Manning · Answer 1

Year 3 = 2s

Year 2 = 3 + x

Year 1 = x

s = second year

x = first year

2s = 26

s = 13

The second year they made 13 million

13 - 3 = 10

x = 10

They made 10 million the first year.

Ralph Chambers · Answer 2

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