SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS i JUST CAN NOT GET MY HEAD AROUND ALL THOSE NUMBERS. sORRY FOR THE CAPS, CAPS LOCK IS ON. World Motor Vehicle Production, 1950�1997 Production (in thousa

Question 73696: PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS i JUST CAN NOT GET MY HEAD AROUND ALL THOSE NUMBERS. sORRY FOR THE CAPS, CAPS LOCK IS ON.
World Motor Vehicle Production, 1950�1997
Production (in thousands)
Year United States Canada Europe Japan Other World Total
1997 12,119 2,571 17,773 10,975 10,024 53,463
1996 11,799 2,397 17,550 10,346 9,241 51,332
1995 11,985 2,408 17,045 10,196 8,349 49,983
1994 12,263 2,321 16,195 10,554 8,167 49,500
1993 10,898 2,246 15,208 11,228 7,205 46,785
1992 9,729 1,961 17,628 12,499 6,269 48,088
1991 8,811 1,888 17,804 13,245 5,180 46,928
1990 9,783 1,928 18,866 13,487 4,496 48,554
1985 11,653 1,933 16,113 12,271 2,939 44,909
1980 8,010 1,324 15,496 11,043 2,692 38,565
1970 8,284 1,160 13,049 5,289 1,637 29,419
1960 7,905 398 6,837 482 866 16,488
1950 8,006 388 1,991 32 160 10,577
What was the percentage increase in motor vehicle production in countries outside the United States from 1950 to 1997? AND Between 1950 and 1997, did the production of motor vehicles increase by a greater percentage in Canada or Europe?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since we're looking at every country but the U.S., we can subtract the U.S. production from the total. So from 1950 to 1997 we get
1950:
1997:
So in 1950 every country but the U.S. produced 2,571 cars and in 1997 they produced 41344. So if we divide these numbers we get
Now multiply that by 100 to get a percentage
So there was a 1608.09% increase in production.

Now look at Canada: find the percent increase of Canada's production
Now multiply that by 100 to get a percentage
So there was a 662.63% increase.

Now look at Europe: find the percent increase of Europe's production
Now multiply that by 100 to get a percentage
So there was a 892.67% increase. So Europe had a larger increase in production.
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