Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0134467795
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-779-5

Chapter 6 - Percent - 6.4 Using Proportions to Solve Percent Problems - 6.4 Exercises - Page 420: 49

Answer

a. 960,000 trips using public transportation b. 47,040,000 trips not using public transportation

Work Step by Step

a. Percent= 2 ;whole= 48 million. For the sake of simplicity, use 48 now. $\frac{x}{48}=\frac{2}{100}$ Write the fraction in the lowest terms: $\frac{x}{48}=\frac{1}{50}$ Cross products: 50x=48 Solve for x. Multiply x times a million (1,000,000) to get the full answer. $x=.96$ $x=960000$ b. $48,000,000-960,000=47,040,000$
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.