Answer
140 pilots
Work Step by Step
To find the number of pilots living in the lower 48 states, we multiply the total number surveyed by 23% as a decimal, which is .23. Doing this, we find:
$$ =610\times .23 \\ = 140$$
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 6 - Percent - 6.3 Using the Percent Proportion and Identifying the Components in a Percent Problem - 6.3 Exercises - Page 408: 49
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