Question

Sales for a business were 6 million dollars more the second year than the first, and sales for the third year were double the sales for the second year. If sales for the third year were 76 million dollars, what were sales, in millions of dollars, for the first year? A) 38 b) 32 c) 26 d) none of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

32

Step-by-step explanation:

Lat say sales, in millions of dollars, for the first year  = A

Sales for a business were 6 million dollars more the second year than the first,

=> Sale for Second Year = A + 6

sales for the third year were double the sales for the second year

=> Sale for 3rd Year = 2 (A + 6)  = 2A + 12

sales for the third year were 76 million dollars

=> 2A + 12 = 76

=> 2A = 62

=> A = 32

sales, in millions of dollars, for the first year = 32