Question

In the United Kingdom, Alzheimer’s disease is said to affect one in fifty people over 65 years of age. If approximately 250,000 people over 65 are affected in the UK, how many people over 65 are there in total? Answer total people over 65

Answer 1

Answer: 12,500,000 .

Explanation:

Given : The fraction of people over 65 years in United Kingdom is affected by Alzheimer =
`(1)/(50)`

Also, the number of affected people over 65 years= 250,000

According to the question :

(Number of affected people) =( fraction of people affected) x (Total people)

Then, (Total people) = (Number of affected people) ÷( fraction of people affected)

`=(250000)/(1)/(50)\\\\=250000*50\\\\=12,500,000`

Hence, the number of people over 65 are 12,500,000 .

Answer 2

the correct answer is 12,500,000

Explanation:

50*250,000= 12,500.000

the people over 65 are 12,500.000