Question

The number of Americans who flew to Europe in 2007 was 13.3 million an it decreased by 18.8% by 2011. how many Americans flew to Europe in 2011? resonding in complete sentence.

Answer 1

From the question;

The number of Americans who flew to Europe in 2007 = 13.3 million

= 13, 300, 000

This numbers decreased by 18.8% in 2011

Therefore

Decrease = 18.8% times 13,300,000

This gives

`\begin{gathered} (18.8)/(100)*13,300,000 \\ =0.188*13,300,000 \\ =2,500,400 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the number decreased by 2,500,400 in 2011

Hence the number of Americans that flew to Europe in 2011

= 13,300,000 - 2,500,400

=10,799,600

Therefore, the number of Americans that flew to Europe in 2011 is 10,799,600