SOLUTION: If a chart that lists a census of people (175,104,000) who believe in "Look before you leap" and is approximently 7/10ths of the population. What is the total population?

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Question 235628: If a chart that lists a census of people (175,104,000) who believe in "Look before you leap" and is approximently 7/10ths of the population. What is the total population?
Found 2 solutions by checkley77, stanbon:
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7/10*X=175,104,000
X=175,104,000*10/7
X=1,751,040,000/7
X=250,148,571 ANS.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a chart that lists a census of people (175,104,000) who believe in "Look before you leap" and is approximently 7/10ths of the population. What is the total population?
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Let the total population be "x".
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Equation:
(7/10)x = 175,104,000
x = (10/7)(175,104,000)
x = 250148571.4
Round down to a whole number.
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Cheers,
Stan H.