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. $48,000,000-960,000=47,040,000$
