Question

A study recently confirmed that of every 100 citizens of a certain​ state, 70 are considered overweight. There were 262 million citizens of this state in 2001. How many would be considered​ overweight?

Answer 1

183.4 million people in that city suffer from overweight

Explanation:

To answer this question we must find the proportion of overweight people in the city.

We know that, according to a study carried out, of every 100 citizens, 70 are overweight.

Then the proportion is:

`p = (70)/(100)\\\\p = 0.7.`

Now we can find the total number of overweight citizens.

`c = 262\ 000\ 000(p)\\\\c = 262\ 000\ 000(0.7)\\\\c = 183\ 400\ 000`