Find the percentage of the household that didn't receive basic cable 100% - 88% = 12% <em>This is the percentage of the household that didn't receive basic cable by the household owned TV set.</em>
Now find the number with the percentage without basic cable = 12% × 114.9 million without basic cable = 12/100 × 114,900,000 without basic cable = 13,788,000
<em>The number of households that didn't receive basic cable is 13,788,000 or 13,788 million</em>
