SOLUTION: in 2006, about 25,500,000 children between the ages of 12 and 17 lived in the United States. That was about 8.3% of the entire U.S. population. find the approximate 2006 U.S.popula
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Question 156752: in 2006, about 25,500,000 children between the ages of 12 and 17 lived in the United States. That was about 8.3% of the entire U.S. population. find the approximate 2006 U.S.population Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The problem tells that "8.3% of the entire U.S. population" was "25,500,000".
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So,
Let x = entire U.S. population of 2006
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.083x = 25500000
x = 25500000/.083
x = 307,228,916
