<PRE><B>Question 1055106</B>
 According to the authors of a certain book, in a global village of 250 people, 35 suffer from malnutrition. How many people of the worlds 6.9 billion suffer from malnutrition? 
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35/250 = x/6.9 billion
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x = (35/250)*6.9 billion
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x = 0.966 billion = 966,000
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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