In 2004, a total of $129, 522$ $129,522$ criminal offenses were recorded in 2004 in Northern Ireland. If this figure fell by $8.8 %$ $8.8%$ the following year, how many offenses were recorded?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-24T17:46:32

$129, 522 - 11, 398$ $129,522 - 11,398$

$118, 124$ $118,124$ offences were recorded.

Calculating the percentage of a number such as

$8.8 % of 129, 522$ $8.8% " of " 129,522$

is done by using multiplication, division, and subtraction.

First find #8.8% " of " 129,522 by multiplying by the percentage.

$129, 522 \times 8.8 %$ $129,522xx8.8%$

$\frac{129, 522 \times 8.8}{100} = 11, 398$ $(129,522xx8.8)/100 = 11,398$

The number obtained above is $8.8 %$ $8.8%$ of $129, 522$ $129,522$ .

Now find the required answer by using subtraction,

Subtract $11, 398 from 129, 522$ $11,398 " from " 129,522$ .

If it fell $8.8 %$ $8.8%$ from the original $129, 522$ $129,522$ the number of criminal offenses in Northern Ireland during 2004 is:

$129, 522 - 11, 398 = 118, 124$ $129,522- 11,398 = 118,124$

The actual answer is found after calculating the problem above because I wanted to solve this one without a calculator.

[ I have added in the answers to the calculations for completeness]
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In 2004, a total of 129,522129,522 criminal offenses were recorded in 2004 in Northern Ireland. If this figure fell by 8.8%8.8% the following year, how many offenses were recorded?