SOLUTION: In the last year, a total of 2743 earthquakes ocurred in the country. Of these, 85.6% were minor tremors with magnitudes of 3.9 or less on the Richter scale. How many minor earthqu

SOLUTION: In the last year, a total of 2743 earthquakes ocurred in the country. Of these, 85.6% were minor tremors with magnitudes of 3.9 or less on the Richter scale. How many minor earthqu

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Question 911640: In the last year, a total of 2743 earthquakes ocurred 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 ocurred in the country in the last year? Round to the nearest whole number.
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were minor
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