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Assume that the adult population of the United States is 191.6 million, total employment is 117.6 million, and 9.4 million are unemployed. Then the unemployment rate, as normally computed, is approximately ______ percent.

a. 7.9
b. 7.4
c. 9.4
d. 4.9

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im thinking 7.9. correct me if im wrong. i think this because i took 191.6-117.6 and got 74 then divided that by 9.4 and got 7.87 and rounded to 7.9.
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