Question

A tourist attraction experienced a 3.75% fall in visitor numbers in June, compared to the previous month due to bad weather There were 121660 visitors in June How many visitors were there in May? B) In July there were 4.5% more visitors than in May What was the percentage increase in visitor numbers from June to July?

Answer 1

(A) 126400

(B) 8.57%

Explanation:

(A) According to the scenario, calculation of the given data are as follows,

Visitors in June = 121660

Let visitors in May = X

Difference in visitors number in June = 3.75% decrease

So, we can calculate the visitors number in may by using following formula,

Number of visitors in June = X - 3.75%X

121660 = 96.25%X

X = (121660 × 100) ÷ 96.25

X = 126400

Hence, Number of visitors in may = 126400

(B). Difference in visitors in July than in May = 4.5% increase

So, Number of visitors in July = 126400 + (126400 × 4.5%)

= 126400 + 5688

= 132088

Now, we will calculate increase in percentage by using following formula,

Increase percentage = (132088 - 121660) ÷ 121660

= 10428 ÷ 121660

= 0.0857 or 8.57%