Question

according to the 2000 U.S. Census, 138,053,563 Americans are male, and 143,368,343 Americans are female. About what percent of fhe population is male. female? Round your answers to the nearest percent

Answer 1

Givens

Male  =      138,053,563

Female =   143,368,343

Total

The total equals 281 421 906

Percents

Male = (138,053,563 / 281 421 906) * 100 = 49.1%

Female = ( 143,368,343/ 281 421 906) * 100 =  50.94%

Rounded

Male =  49

Female = 51

Comment.

To find this %s you could just use the first 3 digits of everything.

Total = 138 + 143 = 281

% male = (138/281) = 49.1

% female = (143/281) * 100 = 50.88

These give you the same answers when rounding.