Question 68999
The question is:
IN 1990 the united states population of people over 65 years old was 31.2 million which was 12.6% of the total U.S. population. Find the total population of the U.S. in 1990
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Let "x" be the total U.S. population.
EQUATION:
12.6% of x=31.2 million
0.126x=31.2 million
x=247.62 million
Cheers,
Stan H.