Question

A survey by the National Restaurant Association found that 70% of consumers say that they are more likely to visit restaurants that offer locally produced food. If the city has a metropolitan population of 1,773,120, how many might prefer a restaurant with locally produced food?

Answer 1

To determine the number of consumers which might prefer eating locally produced food, we simply multiply the metropolitan population by the decimal equivalent of the percentage given. That is,
                            = (1,773,120)(0.70) 
                            = 1,241,184
Thus, 1,241,184 will most likely prefer the locally produced food.