Solve the problem.
-In a local election, 45,000 people voted. This was an increase of 5% over the last election. How many people voted in the last election? Round to the nearest whole number.

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To find the number of people who voted in the last election, divide the current number of voters by 1.05 (since 45,000 is 105% of the previous number). 45,000 / 1.05 = 42,857.14, which rounds to 42,857.

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