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document.write( "IN 1990 the united states population of people over 65 years old was 31.2 million which was 12.6% of the total U.S. population. Find the total population of the U.S. in 1990 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "IN 1990 the united states population of people over 65 years old was 31.2 million which was 12.6% of the total U.S. population. Find the total population of the U.S. in 1990<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the total U.S. population.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12.6% of x=31.2 million<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.126x=31.2 million<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=247.62 million<BR>\n" );
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