Business Mathematics Brief 12th Edition by Stanley Salzman ,Gary Clendenen, Charles Miller

Exercise 182

In the equation P = B × R , P = part , B = base , or whole, and R = rate , or percent. Use the following forms of the equation to solve the application problems.

LIGHTS OUT There are still 100,000 households in the United States that do not have electricity. If this is.08 of the homes, find the total number of households. ( Source: Time magazine.)