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(iv) 7.86 x 10" adults (v) 78.6 x 105 adults (5) From 2007 to 2012, there was a substantial increase in obesity rates in the United States. The following information comes from an earlier CDC report on obesity:8 Results from the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), using measured heights and weights, indicate that an estimated 34.2% of US, adults aged 20 years and over are overweight, 33.8% are obese, and 5.7% are extremely obese. Use the information in the paragraph above to answer the following questions: (a) In 2007-2008, approximately out of 100 adults aged 20 years and older in the United States were obese. Round to the nearest adult. Vater, Sanitation and Hvgiene" Action

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percentage of obese people = 33.8%

percentage of extremely obese people = 5.7%

Total percentage of obese people = 33.8 + 5.7 = 39.5%

Since, the precentage indicates the number per 100, therefore,

the number of people per 100 = 39.5 or = 40 (rounded off)

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