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Suppose 14 percent of 1, 569,240 service businesses close after two years. How many service businesses remain open?

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To find out how many service businesses remain open after 14 percent of them close, you can use the following calculation:

1. Calculate the number of businesses that close:

Number of businesses that close = 14% of 1,569,240

Number of businesses that close = 0.14 * 1,569,240

2. Subtract the number of businesses that close from the total number of businesses to find how many remain open:

Number of businesses that remain open = Total number of businesses - Number of businesses that close

Number of businesses that remain open = 1,569,240 - (0.14 * 1,569,240)

Now, calculate this:

Number of businesses that remain open ≈ 1,569,240 - 219,278.4

Number of businesses that remain open ≈ 1,349,961.6

So, approximately 1,349,962 service businesses remain open after 14 percent of them close.

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