The number of students at Marita's school decreased to 98% of last year's number. Currently, there are 1,170 students. How many students were there last year?

1194 students last year

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem statement tells us ...

98% * (students last year) = 1170

Dividing by 98%, we get ...

1170/0.98 = (students last year) = 1193.88 ≈ 1194

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Check

1170/1194 = 0.979899 ... ≈ 0.98 = 98%