SOLUTION: The US population is one-fourth China's population. If the US has 300 million people, then what is the population of China.

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Question 142273: The US population is one-fourth China's population. If the US has 300 million people, then what is the population of China.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The US population is one-fourth China's population. If the US has 300 million people, then what is the population of China.
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Let "x" be China's population.
EQUATION:
(1/4)x = 300 million
x = 1200 million
x = 1.2 billion (China's population)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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