Question

based on the your answer to part c (i got 39 million), estimate the percent of the total population of the five states that is from Massachusetts. Massachusetts- 6 million New Hampshire- 1 million New York- 19 million Pennsylvania- 12 Vermont- 1 million

Answer 1

i need help on this if you could help me with the steps and i can probably get the answer?

Answer 2

Estimate 6/39?

Answer 3

How do we know that part C is correct?

Answer 4

oh and divide?

Answer 5

because i know that answer!

Answer 6

would i divide 6 by 39?

Answer 7

Well, they ask for percent, so you would probably want to rewrite 6/39 to percent

Answer 8

yes so i would divide then make that a percent

Answer 9

So, what is your answer then?

Answer 10

um 15%

Answer 11

Did you use a calculator? :P

Answer 12

yes but i was going to do it out and stop at the thousandths place and round

Answer 13

hahaha

Answer 14

:0

Answer 15

Because they ask you to estimate, you could have just round 6/39 to 6/40,
then multiply both sides by 2,5 to get 15/100 = 15%

Answer 16

oh ya thx i will do it that way