The number of cars present at a particular time was measured at 2,999 different locations on Tuesday and on Wednesday. The number of locations that had more cars on Wednesday was 15% higher than the number of locations that had more cars on Tuesday. How many of the locations had more cars on Tuesday?  Select the correct option
A) 1,159	B) 1,394	C) 1,860	D) 2,460	E) 2,829
The question states that all these 2,999 locations were measured twice, once on each day.   It also breaks the 2,999 into two groups, the higher-on-Tuesday locations and the higher-on-Wednesday locations, which we can call T and W.   Therefore, we can write two equations:   For each of the first and second day count of locations, T + W = 2999   But, for the second day count, W = 1.15 T   i.e. for Second day count, T + 1.15T = 2999   i.e. 2.15 T = 2999   i.e. T = 1394   1,394
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The number of cars present at a particular time was measured at 2,999 different locations on Tuesday and on Wednesday. The number of locations that had more cars on Wednesday was 15% higher than the number of locations that had more cars on Tuesday. How many of the locations had more cars on Tuesday?