In 1985, there were 285 cell phone subscribers in the small town of Centerville. The number of subscribers increased by 75% per year after 1985. How many cell phone subscribers were in Centerville in 1994?
You would first move the "pretend" decimal to the left 2 times. So then it would be 0.75. So then you would set up your problem 0.75 x 285 =. Which then would give you your answer of 213.75
