Question

Ten years ago a mall would have on average 968,000 shoppers. This year they had an average of 565.000 shoppers. Approximately how many visitors have they lost in the last ten years?

Answer 1

403,000 visitors

Step-by-step explanation:

The average number of visitors to the mall ten years ago = 968,000

The average number of visitors to the mall this year = 565,000

`\begin{gathered} \text{Difference}=968,000-565,000 \\ =403,000 \end{gathered}`

The mall has lost approximately 403,000 visitors in the last ten years.