Question

In the United Kingdom,Alzheimer's disease is said to affect one in fifty people over 65 years of age.If approximately 250,000 people over 65 are affected in the UK, how many people over 65 are there in total? Answer total people over 65

Answer 1

Total people over 65 are :12,500,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that the disease affects 1/50 people over 65 years of age and it is approximated that 250,000 people over 65 years are affected then;

Form an expression for total number of people over 65 of age;

Let x be the total number of people over 65 of age

Then 1/50 *x = 250,000

                  x=250,000 *50 =12,500,000 people are over 65 years of age

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