Question

In 2000, Florida's total population was 15,982,378 people and 183 out of every 1000 residents were 65 years and older. Determine the actual number of Florida resident who were 65 years or older in 2000.

Answer 1

Hello! There were 15,982,378 people living in Florida in 2000 and 183 out of 1,000 were ages 65 and over. That's 18.3% of all Florida residents, because 183/1,000 is 0.183 and 0.183 * 1,000 is 18.3. What you could do is multiply the amount of people living in Florida by the percentage, in this case, 18.3% (0.183). When you do that, you get 2,924,775.174 or 2,924,775 when rounded to the nearest whole number. Either way, you can't have part of a person. In the year 2000, there were 2,924,775 Florida residents 65 and older.