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In 2012 there were approximately 8950 public librarys in the United States a survey found that 76% of the library's offered free access to the electronic books based on this information how many public library offered free access electronic books in 2012

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Answer:

6802 Libraries offered free electronic books.

Explanation:

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Answer:

6,802

Explanation:

Our first step is to change 76% into a decimal:

76% ->
(76)/(100) -> 0.76

Next, lets multiply and solve for x:


x=8,950(0.76)


x = 6,802

There were 6,802 public libraries that offered free access electronic books in 2012.

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