Question Number 16271 by aalieff last updated on 20/Jun/17
$${The}\:{unemployment}\:{rate}\:{among}\:{workers} \\ $$$${under}\:\mathrm{25}\:{in}\:{a}\:{state}\:{went}\:{from}\:\mathrm{8}.\mathrm{2\%} \\ $$$${to}\:\mathrm{7}.\mathrm{5\%}\:{in}\:{one}\:{year}.\:{Assume}\:{an}\:{average} \\ $$$${of}\:\mathrm{1340200}\:{workers}\:{and}\:{estimate} \\ $$$${the}\:{decrease}\:{in}\:{the}\:{number}\:{unemployed}. \\ $$
Answered by mrW1 last updated on 20/Jun/17
$$\mathrm{1340200}×\frac{\mathrm{8}.\mathrm{2}−\mathrm{7}.\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{100}}\approx\mathrm{9481} \\ $$