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?

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Lucille Gilmore

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13 November, 04:33

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?

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Susan Jarvis · 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.