SOLUTION: 5/8 of the population is urban, and 3/8 of the population is rural. 1/10 of the urban population is unemployed. 1/6 of the rural population is unemployed. What fraction of the p

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Question 681622: 5/8 of the population is urban, and 3/8 of the population is rural.
1/10 of the urban population is unemployed.
1/6 of the rural population is unemployed.
What fraction of the population is unemployed?

Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
of the population
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