Question

The city of Gary has a population of 75,282. Approximately 34.78% of Gary residents have a higher education degree. How many people in Gary have a higher education degree? Round to a whole person.

Answer 1

Answer:

26183

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

The population of the city of Gary is 75,282. 34.78% of Gary residents have a higher education degree.

We need to find the no of people in Gary have a higher education degree. It can be simply calcualted by taking 34.78% of 75,282 as follows :

$P=75282\times 34.78\%\\\\ =75282\times \dfrac{34.78}{100}\\\\=26183.07$

or

P = 26183

So, there are 26183 people in Gary have a higher education degree.