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According to the department of veterans affairs, there are roughly 1,100,000 US world war II veterans alive today. if only 1 in 16 is still alive, find the total number who were World War II veterans.
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According to the department of veterans affairs, there are roughly 1,100,000 US world war II veterans alive today. if only 1 in 16 is still alive, find the total number who were World War II veterans. Please explain your answer

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68,750
1/16=X/1100000
Cross multiply divide by 16
User Alastair Irvine
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You have to multiply 1,100,000 by 16. One out of every sixteen soldiers is alive currently.

The answer is 17,600,000
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