Question

If the total amount of people serving as of January is estimated to be 1,400,000 people, how many are in the Air Force?

Air Force has 26% of people

Answer 1

There are 364,000 people in the Air Force.

Explanation:

Percentages

The N% of a number M is calculated by:

`\displaystyle (N*M)/(100)`

For example, 15% of 280 is

`\displaystyle (15*280)/(100)=42`

We know the total amount of people serving as of January is estimated to be 1,400,000 people and that 26% of them are serving in the Air Force.

Compute 26% of 1,400,000:

`\displaystyle (26*1,400,000)/(100)=364,000`

There are 364,000 people in the Air Force.