document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=433640>Question 433640</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) The total population of a region in a certain country is 15,500. A village with a population of 620 is situated in the region. Express the population of the village as a percentage of the total population of the region.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Another village in the region has a population of 992. If a grant of $ 65,000 is to be shared between the two villages in proportion to their population, calculate how much each village receives.    </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "620/15500=.04 or 4 %<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "620+992=population of the two villages=1612<BR>\n" );
document.write( "620/1612 *65000=25000 portion to village one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "992/1612*65000=40000 portion to village two<BR>\n" );
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