SOLUTION: A country has 221 mobile cellular telephones per 250 inhabitants. If the country's population is about 2,800,000 how many mobile cellular telephones does the country have? In you

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Question 322087: A country has 221 mobile cellular telephones per 250 inhabitants. If the country's population is about 2,800,000 how many mobile cellular telephones does the country have? In your own words, using complete sentences solve the problem.
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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221 divided by 250 equals (.884).
.884 times 2,800,000 equals (2,475,200) people who own cellphones.