Answer: The attendance before the increase was 4712.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the attendance before the increase be 'x'.
Rate of increment = 5%
so, Attendance after increment becomes
[tex]\dfrac{100+5}{100}\times x = 4948\\\\\dfrac{105}{100}\times x=4948\\\\1.05\times x=4948\\\\x=\dfrac{4948}{1.05}\\\\x=4712.38\\\\x=4712[/tex]
Hence, the attendance before the increase was 4712.
