SOLUTION: The population of the United States is about 265 million. The probability that a citzen lives in Iowa is 0.011. What is the population of Iowa?

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Question 215145: The population of the United States is about 265 million. The probability that a citzen lives in Iowa is 0.011. What is the population of Iowa?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The population of the United States is about 265 million. The probability that a citzen lives in Iowa is 0.011. What is the population of Iowa?
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Let the population of Iowa be "x".
x/265 million = 0.011
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x = 0.011*265 million
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x = 2.915 million people
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Stan H.