SOLUTION: A survey showed that the ratio of telephones to people in the world was 1:8. Of the world's telephones 0.012% were in Ethopia . In ethopia 0.2% of the population had telephones. At
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: A survey showed that the ratio of telephones to people in the world was 1:8. Of the world's telephones 0.012% were in Ethopia . In ethopia 0.2% of the population had telephones. At the time of the survey there were 4000 million people in the world. What was the population of Ethopia?
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A survey showed that the ratio of telephones to people in the world was 1:8.
Of the world's telephones 0.012% were in Ethopia.
In ethopia 0.2% of the population had telephones.
At the time of the survey there were 4000 million people in the world.
What was the population of Ethopia?
;
let p = population of Ethiopia
:
Find out how many telephones in the world (in millions)
:
*4000 = 500 million telephones
:
It says,"the world's telephones 0.012% were in Ethiopia." therefore
Change .012% to decimal
.00012 * 500,000,000 = 60,000 telephones
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It says,"In Ethiopia 0.2% of the population had telephones.", therefore:
Change .2% to decimal
.002p = 60000
p =
p = 30,000,000 people
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