Question

Seventy three percent of a town’s population own cars. What is the population of the town, if the number of cars owned is 112,420?

Answer 1

Fractions are written as a ratio of two integers. The total number of cars owned is 154000 cars

Fractions and percentages

Fractions are written as a ratio of two integers.

Given the following

Total cars = 112,420 cars

If Seventy three percent of a town’s population own cars, then;

73% of x = 112,420

where x is the total population

0.73x = 112,420

x = 112,420/0.73

x = 154000

Hence the total number of cars owned is 154000 cars

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