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) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/5x6/25=6/125 of the adult population smoked and were ages 25 to 44..