SOLUTION: Jeffrey Alan died in 1937. At the time of his death Jeffreyr had accumulated a wealth of $1,400 million, which was equal to one-sixty-fifth of the gross national product of the Uni

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Question 1197018: Jeffrey Alan died in 1937. At the time of his death Jeffreyr had accumulated a wealth of $1,400 million, which was equal to one-sixty-fifth of the gross national product of the United States at that time. Write an equation for the U.S. gross national product (in millions of dollars), g, in 1937.
Answer________


What was the gross national product (GNP) in 1937?
Answer $ ___________million

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$1,400 million, which was equal to one-sixty-fifth of the gross national product of the United States in 1937
Let x represent GNP in 1937
(1/65)x =  $1,400 million 
x = 65($1,400 million) = $91,000 million, the GNP in 1937
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