In a newspaper, it was reported that yearly robberies in Springfield were down 15% to 136 in 2014 from 2013. How many robberies were there in Springfield in 2013?

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Step-by-step explanation:

To find the solution call x the yearly robberies in 2013.

We now that  

[tex]x-0.15x=135\\0.75x=135\\x=\frac{135}{0.75}[/tex]

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