Question

Conjecture: The population of White is 80% of the total population.

Is this conjecture true?

A. No, the percentage of White is found by dividing 301,461,533 by 224,469,780 and gives 1.34%

B. No, the percentage of white is found by diving 301,461,533 by (301,461,533 - 224,469,780) and gives 3.92%

C. Yes.

D. No, the percentage of white is found by dividing (301,461,533 - 224,469,780) by 301,461,533 and gives 25.54%

E. No, the percentage of White is found by diving 224,469,780 by 301,461,533 and gives 74.46%

Answer 1

E. No, the percentage of White is found by dividing 224,469,780 by 301,461,533 and gives 74.46%

Step-by-step explanation:

Remember, the term percentage or finding a percentage means finding the proportion or share out a whole.

From the attached image we could notice that the total population is 301,461,533. According to the rules of mathematics, to find the percentage of White citizens by dividing 224,469,780 by 301,461,533

`(224,469,780)/(301,461,533)` x 100 = 74.46%.