Question
A tourist site analyzed their customers to determine how many were from out of state. In the past three months that number totaled 5,890. The out-of-state customers represented 68 percent of the total. How many customers did the firm have in total?
Answers
GPT 3.5
To find the total number of customers, we can set up a proportion using the information given:
5,890 (out-of-state customers) is 68% of the total number of customers.
Let x be the total number of customers.
(5,890/x) = 0.68
Cross multiplying, we get:
0.68x = 5,890
Dividing both sides by 0.68, we find:
x = 5,890 / 0.68
x ≈ 8,676.47
Therefore, the firm had approximately 8,676 total customers.
5,890 (out-of-state customers) is 68% of the total number of customers.
Let x be the total number of customers.
(5,890/x) = 0.68
Cross multiplying, we get:
0.68x = 5,890
Dividing both sides by 0.68, we find:
x = 5,890 / 0.68
x ≈ 8,676.47
Therefore, the firm had approximately 8,676 total customers.