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Ross read that, in 1900, the 10,700,000 teens living in the United States made up 14% of the population. Using this data, he wants to find the population of the United States in 1900. Which picture and
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Ross read that, in 1900, the 10,700,000 teens living in the United States made up 14% of the population. Using this data, he wants to find the population of the United States in 1900. Which picture and equation best represent the problem?

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this is the equation for the problem

(14)/(100) = (10700000)/( x)
and if you want to find x (the population of America in 1900 :

x = (10700000 * 100)/(14) \\ = (1070000000)/(14) = 76428571
the population of America in 1900 was 76,428,571
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Answer: 10,700,000= 0.14 ⋅ x

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Ross read that, in 1900, the 10,700,000 teens living in the United States made up-example-1
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