SOLUTION: Hello The Marriage Rates for the year 2000 were recorded at 6.5%. Given that there were 21 800 000 people in 2000 what was the actual number of marriages recorded for that year?

SOLUTION: Hello The Marriage Rates for the year 2000 were recorded at 6.5%. Given that there were 21 800 000 people in 2000 what was the actual number of marriages recorded for that year?

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Question 789750: Hello
The Marriage Rates for the year 2000 were recorded at 6.5%. Given that there were 21 800 000 people in 2000 what was the actual number of marriages recorded for that year?
Thank you.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6.5% of 21,800,000 = 0.065*21800000 = 1,417,000

So the answer is 1,417,000 people
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