The workers at a large construction company reported \(x\) percent fewer safety incidents in \(2004\) than in \(2003,\)

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The workers at a large construction company reported \(x\) percent fewer safety incidents in \(2004\) than in \(2003,\) and \(y\) percent more incidents in \(2005\) than in \(2004.\) If the workers reported a total of \(1,000\) incidents in \(2003,\) how many incidents did the workers report in \(2005?\)

(1) \(xy=50\)
(2) \(y-x-\dfrac{xy}{100}=4.5\)

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