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Question 123368: I am stuck on this question
In the United State there are 132 million people in the labor force. If 54% of the labor force is male, find the number of workers who are female.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since there are only males and females, 100% minus 54% will give you the percentage of females.
FP=100-54
FP=46
46% of the population is female.
If there are 132 million males and females, the number of females is
F=132000000%2A%2846%2F100%29
F=60720000
That means the rest are male
M=132000000-6072000=71280000
60,720,000 females
71,280,000 males