Question

in 1992, the national park service issued a report saying that visitors spent 18,735 million hours, or about 27% of the total time spent in national parks, on boating. how many millions of hours did visitors spend in national parks in 1992?

Explanation:

Step1: Let the total time spent be \( x \)

We know that \( 27\% \) of \( x \) is \( 18735 \) million hours. So the equation is \( 0.27x=18735 \).

Step2: Solve for \( x \)

Divide both sides of the equation \( 0.27x = 18735 \) by \( 0.27 \). So \( x=\frac{18735}{0.27}\).

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Answer:

\( 69388.89 \) million hours.