6 out of every 20 people in the U. S. who were over the age of 25 had completed four years or more of college. If a community has 1860 residents over the age of 25 with four or more years of college, how many residents over the age of 25 live there?

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Esmeralda Garrett

Mathematics

16 July, 03:16

6 out of every 20 people in the U. S. who were over the age of 25 had completed four years or more of college. If a community has 1860 residents over the age of 25 with four or more years of college, how many residents over the age of 25 live there?

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Layla Vance · Answer 1

6/20=x/100

20x=600

X=30%

X/1860=30/100

X=558 people over the age of 25 live there

Or

1860/20 = 93 (6) = 558 people over the age of 25 live there