Solve the problem.
-In a local election, 21,600 people voted. This was a decrease of 6% over the last election. How many people voted in the last election? Round to the nearest whole number.

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Let x be the number of people who voted in the last election. 
According to the problem, (100% - 6%)x = 21,600.
Simplifying the equation, 0.94x = 21,600.
Solving for x, x = 22,978.723.
Rounding this number to the nearest whole number gives us 22,979.
Therefore, the answer is choice C, 22,979 people. Let x be the number of people who voted in the last election. 
Then, according to the problem, we have:

x - 0.06x = 21,600

Simplifying and solving for x, we get:

0.94x = 21,600

x = 21,600/0.94

x ≈ 22,978.72

Rounding to the nearest whole number, we get:

x ≈ 22,979

Therefore, the best choice is C, which is closest to the calculated value for the number of people who voted in the last election.

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