1. It has been estimated that 0.8% of a certain country\'s population are homele

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1. It has been estimated that 0.8% of a certain country's population are homeless. Now 0.8% is a small percentage, but there are approximately 315 million people in the country, and 315 million is a large number. Approximately how many people are homeless? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)A store reduced the price of a computer by 20% and sold it for $2160. How much did the computer originally sell for?

2.. A store reduced the price of a computer by 20% and sold it for $2160. How much did the computer originally sell for?

3. In 2008, 4.8 million of the 11.7 million eligible voters aged 18 to 20 actually voted. What percent voted? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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Answer 1

it is given that 0.8% are homeless and total population is 315 million

so, 0.8% of 315 million are homeless

this can be written as

(0.8/100)*315 = 0.008*315 = 2.52 million

we need answer rounded to one decimal point

so, the final answer will be 2.5 million homeless population

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