SOLUTION: The unemployment rate is 8.6 % convert to a demical and then reduce the fraction to the lowest terms, and out of 390,000 people. How many are able to work?

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Question 703679: The unemployment rate is 8.6 % convert to a demical and then reduce the fraction to the lowest terms, and out of 390,000 people. How many are able to work?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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8.6% = +.086+
+.086+=+86%2F1000+
This is the UNemployment rate. To get the
employment rate, you need
+%28+1000+-+86+%29+%2F+1000+=+914+%2F+1000+
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+%28+914+%2F+1000+%29%2A390000+=+914%2A390+
+914%2A390+=+356460+
356,460 out of 390,000 are able to work