Question

Compare A and B in three ways, where A=43,483,000 is the number of people in a certain country over age 65 in 2010 and B=81,215,000 is the projecte number of people in that country over age 65 in 2050. a. Find the ratio of A to B. b. Find the ratio of B to A. c. Complete the sentence: Ais percent of B. a. The ratio of A to B is (Type an integer or decimal founded to two decimal places as needed.

Answer 1

The ratio of A to B is approximately 0.5352. The ratio of B to A is approximately 1.8660. A is 53.52% of B.

Step-by-step explanation:

a. To find the ratio of A to B, we divide A by B: 43,483,000 / 81,215,000 = 0.5352

b. To find the ratio of B to A, we divide B by A: 81,215,000 / 43,483,000 = 1.8660

c. To complete the sentence 'A is percent of B,' we can calculate the percentage by multiplying the ratio of A to B by 100: 0.5352 * 100 = 53.52%

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