SOLUTION: Genetics : Approximately one-seventh of the people in the world are left-handed. Write down and solve an equation to estimate how many people in the US are left-handed if the popul

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Question 105082: Genetics : Approximately one-seventh of the people in the world are left-handed. Write down and solve an equation to estimate how many people in the US are left-handed if the population of the US is about 300 million.
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/7*300,000,000=42,857,142 IS THE NUMBER OF LEFT HANDED PEOPLE