SOLUTION: In the last​ year, a total of 2749 earthquakes occurred in the country. Of​ these,85.6% were minor tremors with magnitudes of 3.9 or less on the Richter scale. How many
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Question 1019159: In the last year, a total of 2749 earthquakes occurred in the country. Of these,85.6% were minor tremors with magnitudes of 3.9 or less on the Richter scale. How many minor earthquakes occurred in the country in the last year? Round to the nearest whole number.
The number of minor earthquakes was ____
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
85.6% of 2749
85.6/100 x 2749
= 2353.
Hope this helps :-)
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