Question

In 2004, there were 19,396 bulldogs registered by the American Kennel Club. Approximately 86% of this number were registered in 2003. About how many bulldogs were registered in 2003?

Answer 1

To solve this problem you must find 86% of 19,396.
To do this, let's start by turning 86% a decimal to multiply.
86% will become 0.86
Now, we multiply 0.86 by 19,396.
We get the answer, 16680.56
The question says about, so we need to round it.
When rounded we get 16681.
That means 16681 bulldogs were registered in 2003.
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