SOLUTION: About 1/5 of the adult population in the U.S. smoked in 2005. Within the part of the population that smoked, 6/25 of them were aged 25 to 44. What was the fraction of the adult pop

SOLUTION: About 1/5 of the adult population in the U.S. smoked in 2005. Within the part of the population that smoked, 6/25 of them were aged 25 to 44. What was the fraction of the adult pop

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Question 448062: About 1/5 of the adult population in the U.S. smoked in 2005. Within the part of the population that smoked, 6/25 of them were aged 25 to 44. What was the fraction of the adult population in the U.S. was aged 25 to 44 and smoked?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/5x6/25=6/125 of the adult population smoked and were ages 25 to 44..
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