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9. Apply The number of people in the United States who are at least 100

years old grew about 66% from 1980 to 2010. Write that information as a
conditional statement.

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Answer: If in 1980 we had N people who were at least 100 years old, then in 2010 we had N*1.66 people who were at least 100 years old.

Explanation:

A really simple conditional statement can be written as:

If P, then Q

Where P is the hypothesis, and Q is the conclusion.

In this case, we know that:

"The number of people with age equal or larger than 100 years old, grew about 66% from 1980 to 2010"

This means that if in 1980 we had N people in that age range, in 2010 we have N*(166%/100%) = N*1.66

Then we can write a conditional statement:

If in 1980 we had N people who were at least 100 years old, then in 2010 we had N*1.66 people who were at least 100 years old.

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