document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=121286>Question 121286</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The worlds most populous countries are China and India. As of mid-2005, the combined population of these two countries were estimated at 2.4 billion. If there were about 4/5 as many people living in India as China, what was the population of each country, to the nearest tenth of a billion? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #88992 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=88992\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+(4/5)x=2.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+.8x=2.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.8x=2.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2.4/1.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1.33 amount of people in China.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".8*1.33=1.067 amount of people in India.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "proof.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.33+1.067=2.4\r<BR>\n" );
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