SOLUTION: According to the authors of a certain book, in a global village of 250 people, 35 suffer from malnutrition. How many people of the worlds 6.9 billion suffer from malnutrition?
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Question 1055106: According to the authors of a certain book, in a global village of 250 people, 35 suffer from malnutrition. How many people of the worlds 6.9 billion suffer from malnutrition? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! According to the authors of a certain book, in a global village of 250 people, 35 suffer from malnutrition. How many people of the worlds 6.9 billion suffer from malnutrition?
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35/250 = x/6.9 billion
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x = (35/250)*6.9 billion
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x = 0.966 billion = 966,000
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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