SOLUTION: If 36,000 people make up 15% of a population, then what is the total population? First, solve the problem with the aid of either a picture, a percent diagram, or both, explaining y

SOLUTION: If 36,000 people make up 15% of a population, then what is the total population? First, solve the problem with the aid of either a picture, a percent diagram, or both, explaining y

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Question 162615: If 36,000 people make up 15% of a population, then what is the total population? First, solve the problem with the aid of either a picture, a percent diagram, or both, explaining your reasoning. Then, solve the problem by setting up and solving an equation.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.15x=36000
x=36000/.15
x=240,000 total population
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Ed
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