Question

In the last​ year, a total of 16,674 earthquakes occurred in a country. Of​ these, 89.1% were minor tremors with magnitudes of 4.9 or less on the Richter scale. How many minor earthquakes occurred in the country in the last​ year?

Answer 1

Answer: 1,817 minor earthquakes

Step-by-step explanation: First you make 89.1% and change it to a decimal. You do that by moving the decimal point over 2 spaces to the left. Next you take 16,674 and divide it by 0.891. Once you get that number you subtract 16,674 by your new number from when you divided to get your answer.