SOLUTION: It has been reported that 36.9 million people in the united states claim Irish heritage. The u.s. population in 2014 was 318.9 million people. What unit fraction is the closest to

SOLUTION: It has been reported that 36.9 million people in the united states claim Irish heritage. The u.s. population in 2014 was 318.9 million people. What unit fraction is the closest to

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Question 1029137: It has been reported that 36.9 million people in the united states claim Irish heritage. The u.s. population in 2014 was 318.9 million people. What unit fraction is the closest to the unit fraction of the U.S. population that claims Irish heritage?
Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
36.9/318.9 = .1157 which is close to .1111 or 1/9
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