Question

Jacob is the most popular name amongthe 2,086,814 males born in 2000. The Jacobs make up 1.6516% of all males born that year. How many Jacobs were born in 2000?

Answer 1

Answer:

34,466 children

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the following :

Total number of males born in year 2000= 2,086,814

Percentage number of Jacob's born in year 2000 = 1.6516%

The Jacobs make up 1.6516% of all males born that year?.

The number of Jacob's born in year 2000 will be :

1.6516% of the total number of children born in the year 2000

(1.6516 / 100) × 2,086,814

0.016516 × 2,086,814

= 34465.820024

= about 34,466 children