SOLUTION: find the number of residents in a city where 13% of the population, or 962 people, had influenza.

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Question 483186: find the number of residents in a city where 13% of the population, or 962 people, had influenza.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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find the number of residents in a city where 13% of the population, or 962 people, had influenza.
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Equation:
0.13x = 962
x = 962/0.13
x = 7400 (# of residents)
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Cheers,
Stan H.