A tourist site analyzed their customers to determine how many were from out of state. In the past three months that number totaled 5,890. The out-of-state customers represented 68 percent of the total. How many customers did the firm have in total?
To find the total number of customers, we can set up a proportion using the information given:
5,890 (out-of-state customers) is 68% of the total number of customers.
Let x be the total number of customers.
(5,890/x) = 0.68
Cross multiplying, we get:
0.68x = 5,890
Dividing both sides by 0.68, we find:
x = 5,890 / 0.68
x ≈ 8,676.47
Therefore, the firm had approximately 8,676 total customers.